Bogd Khanate of Mongolia

Great Mongolian State
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Монгол улс
Mongol uls
1911–1915
1921-1924
Coat of arms of
Coat of arms
Anthem: Зуун лангийн жороо луус
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠯᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠯᠠᠭᠤᠰᠠ
Zuun Langiin Joroo Luus
Centuries of Folk of Silver Herds
Imperial seal
Outer Mongolia in 1914, shown in orange
Outer Mongolia in 1914, shown in orange
Status
CapitalNiislel Khüree (now Ulaanbaatar)
Common languagesMongolian
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism (official), Tengriism, Shamanism
GovernmentUnitary Buddhist[1] absolute monarchy
Khan 
• 1911–1915
1921-1924
Bogd Khan
Prime Minister 
• 1912–1915 (first)
Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren
• 1919–1920 (last)
Gonchigjalzangiin Badamdorj
LegislatureNone (rule by decree) (1911–1914; 1921–1924)
State Khural (1914–1919)
History 
29 December 1911
17 June 1915
1919–1921
1 March 1921
1921–1924
26 November 1924
CurrencyTael, Mongolian dollar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
1911:
Qing dynasty
1921:
Republic of China
1919:
Republic of China
1924:
Mongolian
People's Republic
Today part of

The Bogd Khanate of Mongolia (Mongolian: Mongolian script:ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ, Богд хаант Монгол Улс; Chinese: 博克多汗國; pinyin: Bókèduō Hán Guó) was the de facto government of Outer Mongolia between 1911 and 1915 and again from 1921 to 1924. By the spring of 1911, some prominent Mongol nobles including Prince Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren persuaded the Jebstundamba Khutukhtu to convene a meeting of nobles and ecclesiastical officials to discuss independence from Qing China. On 30 November 1911 the Mongols established the Temporary Government of Khalkha. On 29 December 1911 the Mongols declared their independence from the collapsing Qing dynasty following the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution. They installed as theocratic sovereign the 8th Bogd Gegeen, highest authority of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia, who took the title Bogd Khan or "Holy Ruler".[2] The Bogd Khaan was last khagan of the Mongols. This ushered in the period of "Theocratic Mongolia",[3] and the realm of the Bogd Khan is usually known as the "Bogd Khanate".[4]

Three historical currents were at work during this period. The first was the efforts of the Mongols to form an independent, theocratic state that included Inner Mongolia, Barga (also known as Hulunbuir), Upper Mongolia, Western Mongolia and Tannu Uriankhai ("pan-Mongolism"). The second was the Russian Empire's determination to achieve the twin goals of establishing its own preeminence in the country but at the same time ensuring Outer Mongolia's autonomy within the nascent Republic of China (ROC). The third was the ultimate success of the ROC in eliminating Outer Mongolian autonomy and establishing its full sovereignty over the region from 1919 to 1921.


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  1. ^ May, Timothy Michael (2008). Culture and customs of Mongolia. Greenwood Press. p. 22.
  2. ^ Thomas E. Ewing, Revolution on the Chinese Frontier: Outer Mongolia in 1911, Journal of Asian History (Wiesbaden), v. 12, pp. 101–119 (1978).
  3. ^ Академия наук СССР History of the Mongolian People's Republic, p. 232
  4. ^ Butler, William Elliott. The Mongolian legal system: contemporary legislation and documentation. p. 255.

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