Mijiddorjiin Khanddorj (Mongolian: Мижиддоржийн Ханддорж, Tibetan: མི་བསྐྱོད་རྡོ་རྗེ་ཡི། མཁའ་འགྲོ་རྡོ་རྗེ།, Wylie: mi bskyod rdo rje yi mkha' 'gro rdo rje; 1869 – 1915), also known by his title Chin Van, or Chin Wang (親王; prince) Khanddorj, was an aristocrat and prominent early 20th-century Mongolian independence leader. He served as the first minister of foreign affairs of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia in the government of the Bogd Khan from 1911 to 1913 and founded the nation's diplomatic service. He died, allegedly poisoned, in 1915.
Khanddorj's house in Ulaanbaatar - a mix of Russian and Chinese influences
Khanddorj was born in 1869 in present-day Bulgan Province, the grandson of Tserendorj, military governor of Tüsheet Khan Province.[1] Khanddorj became assistant military governor of the province at age 21 in 1892 and then full commander from 1897 to 1900. Growing up in an enlightened aristocratic family, he studied Old Mongolian, Manchu and Chinese languages[2] and later mastered some Russian.
In 1904, Khanddorj invited the 13th Dalai Lama to stay at his residence the Wang Monastery (present-day Bulgan city) as the Tibetan spiritual leader crossed Mongolia to seek Russian support against the British following Francis Younghusband's British expedition to Tibet.[3] The Dalai Lama was later accompanied on his journey to Beijing by Khanddorj's son Danzanjamts (Данзанжамц), who was subsequently executed by Qing authorities for violating protocol. Khanddorj's resentment of Qing rule in Outer Mongolia intensified.
In 1910 Khanddorj was invited to Ikh Khüree to become an advisor to the Khalkha Mongol Buddhist spiritual leader the8th Bodg Gegeen Jebtsundamba Khutuktu. Dissatisfied with Beijing's "New Administration Policy" on governing Mongolia, Mongolia's spiritual leader the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and several noble princes including Khanddorj, Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren, Da Lam Tserenchimed and others discussed the possibility of independence in earnest and in the summer of 1911 met in a secret congress to plot further strategy.[4] The Khutuktu was persuaded to send a delegation headed by Khanddorj to Russia to seek assistance. In Saint Petersburg Khanddorj asked for Russia's help, to include the provision of arms, in protecting Mongolia's fledgling independence against Chinese incursions, and implied that Russian troops would be needed against a Chinese unit which the Mongolians believed was at that moment advancing into Mongolia. The Russian government decided to support, by diplomatic rather than by military means, not full independence for Mongolia, but autonomy within the Qing dynasty. In 1911, he was a Chinese legislator for the Advisory Council, however resigned his post.
As the Qing dynasty began to collapse in the fall of 1911 following the uprising in Wuchang, Mongol officials moved to fill the vacuum. On December 1, the Provisional Government of Khalkha issued a general proclamation announcing the end of Qing rule and the establishment of a theocracy under the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu. In the new independent government, Khanddorj was appointed minister of foreign affairs[4] but an internal power struggle erupted almost immediately between Khanddorj and Minister of Internal Affairs Da Lam Tserenchimed over whose ministry would hold more prestige. At the end of 1912 Khanddorj headed another delegation to St. Petersburg, this time to secure diplomatic relations between the newly independent Mongolia and the Russian Empire which resulted in the 1912 Russian-Mongolian treaty.[2]
Khanddorj was a strong Russophile and under his initiative the School of Russian Translators was opened in Urga in 1912. However, he was distrusted by a number of high officials in the Bogd Khan's government, especially Gonchigjalzangiin Badamdorj, minister of religion and state, who complained to the Bogd Khan about Khanddorj's alleged treasonable inclinations. As a result, in 1913 Khanddorj was removed as head of the Foreign Ministry and was not a member of the government delegation at the Treaty of Kyakhta conference in 1915. Soon after, Khanddorj was allegedly assassinated, dying of poisoning after attending a reception at the Bogd Khan's residence.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abSanders, Alan J. K. (2010-05-20). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. Scarecrow Press. p. 382. ISBN9780810874527.
^ abOnon, Urgungge; Pritchatt, Derrick (1989-01-01). Asia's First Modern Revolution: Mongolia Proclaims Its Independence in 1911. BRILL. p. 119. ISBN9004083901.
^Chuluun, Sampildondov; Bulag, Uradyn E. (2013-06-28). The Thirteenth Dalai Lama on the Run (1904-1906): Archival Documents from Mongolia. BRILL. p. 7. ISBN9789004254558.
^ abAtwood, Christopher (2004). Encyclopedia of Mongolia and The Mongol Empire. Bloomington: University of Indiana Press. pp. 303. ISBN0816046719.
January 01, 1970
mijiddorjiin, khanddorj, mongolian, Мижиддоржийн, Ханддорж, tibetan, བས, མཁའ, འག, wylie, bskyod, mkha, 1869, 1915, also, known, title, chin, chin, wang, 親王, prince, khanddorj, aristocrat, prominent, early, 20th, century, mongolian, independence, leader, served. Mijiddorjiin Khanddorj Mongolian Mizhiddorzhijn Handdorzh Tibetan མ བས ད ར ར ཡ མཁའ འག ར ར Wylie mi bskyod rdo rje yi mkha gro rdo rje 1869 1915 also known by his title Chin Van or Chin Wang 親王 prince Khanddorj was an aristocrat and prominent early 20th century Mongolian independence leader He served as the first minister of foreign affairs of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia in the government of the Bogd Khan from 1911 to 1913 and founded the nation s diplomatic service He died allegedly poisoned in 1915 Chin WangPrince of the BloodMijiddorjiin KhanddorjMizhiddorzhijn HanddorzhMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 1911 1913Monarch8th Bodg Gegeen Jebtsundamba KhutuktuSucceeded byBalingiin TserendorjPrince of Erdene Daichin zh In office 1892 1915Preceded byRinchindorjin TserendorjSucceeded byKhanddorjin JambaldorjPersonal detailsBorn1869Tusheet Khan Aimag mn Outer Mongolia Qing ChinaDied1915Khuree Bogd Khanate of Mongolia In this Mongolian name the given name is Khanddorj Mijiddorj is a patronymic not a family name Khanddorj s house in Ulaanbaatar a mix of Russian and Chinese influences Khanddorj was born in 1869 in present day Bulgan Province the grandson of Tserendorj military governor of Tusheet Khan Province 1 Khanddorj became assistant military governor of the province at age 21 in 1892 and then full commander from 1897 to 1900 Growing up in an enlightened aristocratic family he studied Old Mongolian Manchu and Chinese languages 2 and later mastered some Russian In 1904 Khanddorj invited the 13th Dalai Lama to stay at his residence the Wang Monastery present day Bulgan city as the Tibetan spiritual leader crossed Mongolia to seek Russian support against the British following Francis Younghusband s British expedition to Tibet 3 The Dalai Lama was later accompanied on his journey to Beijing by Khanddorj s son Danzanjamts Danzanzhamc who was subsequently executed by Qing authorities for violating protocol Khanddorj s resentment of Qing rule in Outer Mongolia intensified In 1910 Khanddorj was invited to Ikh Khuree to become an advisor to the Khalkha Mongol Buddhist spiritual leader the 8th Bodg Gegeen Jebtsundamba Khutuktu Dissatisfied with Beijing s New Administration Policy on governing Mongolia Mongolia s spiritual leader the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and several noble princes including Khanddorj Togs Ochiryn Namnansuren Da Lam Tserenchimed and others discussed the possibility of independence in earnest and in the summer of 1911 met in a secret congress to plot further strategy 4 The Khutuktu was persuaded to send a delegation headed by Khanddorj to Russia to seek assistance In Saint Petersburg Khanddorj asked for Russia s help to include the provision of arms in protecting Mongolia s fledgling independence against Chinese incursions and implied that Russian troops would be needed against a Chinese unit which the Mongolians believed was at that moment advancing into Mongolia The Russian government decided to support by diplomatic rather than by military means not full independence for Mongolia but autonomy within the Qing dynasty In 1911 he was a Chinese legislator for the Advisory Council however resigned his post As the Qing dynasty began to collapse in the fall of 1911 following the uprising in Wuchang Mongol officials moved to fill the vacuum On December 1 the Provisional Government of Khalkha issued a general proclamation announcing the end of Qing rule and the establishment of a theocracy under the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu In the new independent government Khanddorj was appointed minister of foreign affairs 4 but an internal power struggle erupted almost immediately between Khanddorj and Minister of Internal Affairs Da Lam Tserenchimed over whose ministry would hold more prestige At the end of 1912 Khanddorj headed another delegation to St Petersburg this time to secure diplomatic relations between the newly independent Mongolia and the Russian Empire which resulted in the 1912 Russian Mongolian treaty 2 Khanddorj was a strong Russophile and under his initiative the School of Russian Translators was opened in Urga in 1912 However he was distrusted by a number of high officials in the Bogd Khan s government especially Gonchigjalzangiin Badamdorj minister of religion and state who complained to the Bogd Khan about Khanddorj s alleged treasonable inclinations As a result in 1913 Khanddorj was removed as head of the Foreign Ministry and was not a member of the government delegation at the Treaty of Kyakhta conference in 1915 Soon after Khanddorj was allegedly assassinated dying of poisoning after attending a reception at the Bogd Khan s residence 1 References edit a b Sanders Alan J K 2010 05 20 Historical Dictionary of Mongolia Scarecrow Press p 382 ISBN 9780810874527 a b Onon Urgungge Pritchatt Derrick 1989 01 01 Asia s First Modern Revolution Mongolia Proclaims Its Independence in 1911 BRILL p 119 ISBN 9004083901 Chuluun Sampildondov Bulag Uradyn E 2013 06 28 The Thirteenth Dalai Lama on the Run 1904 1906 Archival Documents from Mongolia BRILL p 7 ISBN 9789004254558 a b Atwood Christopher 2004 Encyclopedia of Mongolia and The Mongol Empire Bloomington University of Indiana Press pp 303 ISBN 0816046719 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mijiddorjiin Khanddorj amp oldid 1221669826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
