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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarian_Empire
7 sources for further reading in that article, too.
Like I said, try finding actually good information on the real thing, not just 'debunking' a bunch of obvious bullshit. People wrote about it as fact before 1911ish, yet it's almost impossible to find any of that 'human knowledge' anywhere online.
Just a few things I've managed to find:
An old novel
Britannica has some sparse information
The first edition of the Britanica speaks of it as a 'vast country'
Clearly there has been a lot written on the subject, but you really have to dig to find even scraps remaining of what people once said of it, which gets overshadowed by popular conspiracy theories as you have shown.