Bogd Khanate of Mongolia

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Great Mongolian State
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Монгол улс
大蒙古國
  • 1911–1919
  • 1921–1924
Coat of arms of
Coat of arms
Anthem: Зуун лангийн жороо луус
Zuun Langiin Joroo Luus
Centuries of Folk of Silver Herds
Outer Mongolia in 1915, shown in green
Outer Mongolia in 1915, shown in green
Status
CapitalNiislel Khüree (modern Ulaanbaatar)
Common languagesMongolian
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism (state religion), Tengriism, Shamanism
GovernmentUnitary Buddhist theocratic[1] absolute monarchy
Khan 
• 1911–1924
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
Mongolia under Qing rule
Occupation of Mongolia
Mongolian People's Republic
Today part ofMongolia
Russia

The Bogd Khanate of Mongolia (Mongolian: Mongolian script:ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠤᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠤᠯᠤᠰ, Богд хаант Монгол Улс; Chinese: 博克多汗國) was the government of Outer Mongolia between 1911 and 1919 and again from 1921 to 1924.

References[change | change source]

  1. Only recognized by the Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian SFSR, USSR and Tibet
  1. Timothy Michael May, Culture and customs of Mongolia, Greenwood Press, 2008, p. 22.