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Chronology of Mongolian History

When writing Mongolian history, there are a number of points from which one could conceivably start. One could choose to track the intricacies of Inner Asian tribal structure, and proceed to give an exposition of the demographic, economic and political conditions that constituted the outer circumstances around the emergence of the Mongols. This [...]

Mongolian Historical Figures

Eighth Bogd Khaan (1870-1924) With the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1911, the Mongolians proclaimed their independence in December. Fighting against the Chinese, with some aid from the Russians (which was given belatedly), was to continue until August of 1912.  Further fighting was to take place in 1913, but this was in present-day Inner [...]

Modern History of Mongolia

Modern History of Mongolia

The, who was known the Bogd Khaan (Holy King) declared Mongolian independence from China on 1 December 1911 right after the fall of Qing, China's last dynasty. Chinese government did not recognize this independence, but it was full of own domestic chaos. On 25 May 1915, Treaty of Khyagta was signed by Mongolia, China and Russia. The treaty granted [...]

Ancient Nomadic Tribes

Ancient Nomadic Tribes

The first significant recorded appearance of nomads came late in the third century B.C. Then various proto-Mongolian tribes such as the Xiongnu. Dunhu, Hun yi and Di lived on the present territory of Mongolia. These nomadic people, in the steppes north of the Gobi, were so warlike that they caused the Chinese to build a 2,300 km Great Wall long [...]

The last Bogd Khan and the lost aristocrats of Mongolia

The last Bogd Khan and the lost aristocrats of Mongolia

Historic evidence shows us that with the loss of the last Bogd Khan, we also lost our last aristocrats, domestic as well as foreign. We lost also our independence and our third neighbor. The history of that time can give us a lesson for the future. On December 1, 1911, Outer Mongolia in effect proclaimed its independence on the basis that its [...]

Queen Manduhai

Queen Manduhai

Manduhai Tsetsen Hatan or Manduhai the Wise Queen's role in Mongolian history was in ensuring Batmunkh Dayan Khan's success. Grand Khan Manduul, Genghis Khan's twenty-seventh successor, died in 1467 as the result of a war against his great-nephew and their Bold Jonon , and the latter in his turn was assassinated before he could be proclaimed khan [...]

Budda Zanabazar

Budda Zanabazar

Zanabazar was the 16th Incarnation of Javzandamba. The name Zanabazar, a combination of the word zana, which is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning "knowledge" or "wisdom", and the word bazar, meaning "thunderbolt". Thus in English his name might be rendered "thunderbolt of wisdom". The boy began speaking at the age of three. According to legend [...]

Khun Empire

Khun Empire

In the third century BC a state of the Huns based on the Mongolian tribes took shape. The Huns controlled a vast territory that included Baigali Lake, dense forest taiga (today’s Siberia) in the north, reaching the Great Wall of China in the south, Korea in the east and II Tarvagatain mountain range in the west. Though historical chronicles and [...]

History of Mongols

History of Mongols

Mongolia’s history spans 5,000 years. From nomads herding the Central Asian steppe to the formation of the powerful Mongol Empire and the gradual emergence of the Mongolian Republic, its history is steeped in conflict. The Mongolian steppe is one of most ancient places on the earth. The Mongols created the largest empire the world has ever [...]

Bogd Khan

Bogd Khan

With the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1911, the Mongolians proclaimed their independence in December. Fighting against the Chinese, with some aid from the Russians (which was given belatedly), was to continue until August of 1912. Further fighting was to take place in 1913, but this was in present-day Inner Mongolia, and was part of an attempt to [...]

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