Peter Badmayev

He played a large part in introducing Tibetan medicine to imperial Russia, and was also active in politics in the late 19th and early 20th century.

[5] He served as an adviser on the Russian Foreign Ministry's Asian desk[6] in 1873 and became a well-known figure in Russia's hand in the Great Game.

[6] His plan was not well received by Czar Alexander, but Badmayev persisted, visiting Mongolia and Tibet and peddling his ideas to various people of power in Russia, e.g., Prince Uhtomskii.

[8] He was appointed adviser on Tibetan affairs in 1894 after Nicholas II became Czar, in whom the Asia hawk found a more willing audience for his aspirations.

Badmayev's designs received strong support from multiple successive war ministers and the Czar himself, ultimately leading to Russian advance into Manchuria in 1900.