| 1 | A | B | C |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Semirechye Oblast - Ethnic groups in 1897 |  |  |
| 3 | TOTAL | 987,863 | 100% |
| 4 | Kazakhs | 794,815 | 80,5% |
| 5 | Russians | 76,839 | 7,8% |
| 6 | Taranchi | 55,999 | 6,2% |
| 7 | Sart | 14,895 | 1,5% |
| 8 | Chinese | 14.130 | 1,4% |

Question: How many people populated the oblast as of 1897?
Answer: As of 1897, 987,863 people populated the oblast.