History

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Remains of Mongolia’s earliest inhabitants have been uncovered by archeological digs in the Gobi and other regions dating back nearly 750,000 years.

209 B.C

In the second millennium B.C the nomadic tribe, known as the Hunnu, founded the first powerful Empire in northeastern Asia and Shanui (meaning King) governed it.

213 B.C

Great wall in China was built.

2nd-4th century AD

Xiang-bi state

555

Turkish state wins Joujan

745

Uigar state established

10th century AD

Kidan state

10th-12th century AD

various tribes of Mongolian origin lived in a vast area of land stretching from the great Gobi desert in the south to Lake Baikal in the north.

1162

Birth of Chinggis Khaan

1206

At Ikh Khuraldai Chinggis Khaan, the Leader of “All the people who live in a felt Ger” and who finally ended up the disintegration of 12th century Mongolia, founded the “Great Mongolian State”

1207-1226

Chinggis Khaan conquered the half the world establishing the “Great Mongolian Empire”

1227

Death of Chinggis Khaan

1229-1235

Ogodei Khaan ascended to the throne

1236-1242

Bat Khaan’s led conquests to Europe

1240

“The Secret History of the Mongols”

1252-1258

Monkh Khaan’s conquests

1260-1294

Kubilai’s conquests

1466-1504

Batmonkh Dayan Khaan united disintegrated Mongolia after Chinggis Khaan

1409

Mongolian begins to split up

13th-15th century AD

In Mongolian history there have been 16 great Khaans and small 21 minor kings between 13th-15th centuries.

18th century AD

Mongolia was submitted to Manchu rule.

1755-1758

Battle of independence by Amarsanaa, Chingunjav

1911

Mongolian Independence from Manchu was declared with a theocratic government under the leadership of 8th Bogd Javzandamba Hutagt who came to the throne of the Bogd Khaan (King).

1915

Mongolian limited autonomy was fully signed by Mongolia, China, and Russia in the Treaty of Khiakhta.

1921

The People’s Republic of Mongolia was proclaimed after the victory of Mongolian People’s Revolution and since 1924 Mongolia had been the world’s second communist country.

1937-1939

This period is recorded in the pages of history as political repression or purge period.

1962

Mongolia became a member state of the United Nations

1981

Spaceflight, first and only Mongolian flew into space.

1989-1990

The Democratic Revolution was won peacefully and the country has changed from a centrally planned system to free market economy.

1992

First parliamentary election, and new constitution