The Torghut Khan was stripped of his power and made a local chief under the Tsar. Russian forces were stationed in the area, increasing the nomads 'sense of being stabbed in the back.
於是土爾扈特汗王的權力被大幅度削減，成為沙皇手下的一個地方首長；而大量的俄軍駐守此地，更使得這些遊牧民族有「芒刺在背」的感覺。