BOGD KHAN

'Bogd Khan', (Mongolian Богд хаан; 1869-1924), was enthroned as the Emperor (Khan) of Mongolia on the 29th of December of 1911, when the country declared independence from the Qing Dynasty. As the eighth Jebtsundamba Khutugtu, he had already been the spiritual leader of Mongolia's Tibetan Buddhism.
He was placed under house arrest when Chinese troops occupied the country in 1919, but he was freed and reinstated by Baron Ungern's forces, shortly before they took Urga. After the revolution led by Damdin Sükhbaatar, Bogd Khan was allowed to stay on the throne in a limited monarchy until his death in 1924. After his death, the Communist government declared that no more reincarnations were to be found and established the Mongolian People's Republic.
Despite being a lama, the eighth Jebtsundmba Khutuktu had a queen, named Dondogdulam and known as Ekh Dagina (Dakini Mother). She died in 1923.
The "Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan" has been preserved and is a tourist attraction in Ulaanbaatar.

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★ Article on the Winter Palace

★ Second article on the Winter Palace

★ Article about the Bogd Khan and the 1921 revolution

★ Notes on the Bogd Khan at the National Museum of Mongolian History