theocracy · China, Tibet and Mongolia

Bogd Khanate of Mongolia

1911 CE – 1924 CE · capital Niislel Khuree

The Buddhist monarchy under the Bogd Khan that declared Mongolia's independence from the Qing in 1911, the forerunner of the modern Mongolian state.

Origins

As the Xinhai Revolution broke Qing authority, Khalkha nobles and lamas, with Russian encouragement, declared independence in December 1911 and enthroned the Eighth Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, the leading lama of Mongolia, as Bogd Khan in Niislel Khüree (Urga). The new state hoped to unite all Mongols, including those of Inner Mongolia.

Rule and society

It was a theocratic monarchy with ministries headed by nobles and lamas, among them the prime minister Sain Noyon Khan Namnansüren. Monasteries held great wealth and a large share of the male population. The Russian Empire supported it, but the Kyakhta treaty of 1915 reduced it to autonomy under Chinese suzerainty. In 1919 the Chinese general Xu Shuzheng abolished the autonomy.

Decline and legacy

In 1921 the White Russian Baron Ungern-Sternberg expelled the Chinese and restored the Bogd Khan, before the Mongolian People's Party and the Red Army took Urga that July. The Bogd Khan reigned as a limited monarch until his death in 1924, when the Mongolian People's Republic was proclaimed.

Lineage

Qing Empire 1644 CE – 1912 CEBogd Khanate of MongoliaMongolian People's Republic 1924 CE – 1992 CE

Connections (2)

Bogd Khanate of Mongolia was a protectorate of Russian Empire1912 CE – 1917 CE
Bogd Khanate of Mongolia was conquered by Republic of China1919 CE – 1921 CE

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