Niislel Khüree

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Niislel Khüree was the historical name of Mongolia’s capital city, now known as Ulaanbaatar, during its period as a major religious and political center.

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Surface form Occurrences
Ikh Khüree 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of Ulaanbaatar
historical city name
administrativeRole seat of the Khalkha Jebtsundamba Khutuktu
associatedWith Bogd Khan NERFINISHED
Jebtsundamba Khutuktu NERFINISHED
capitalOf Mongolia NERFINISHED
country Mongolia NERFINISHED
culturalRole center of Mongolian Buddhist scholarship
hub of Mongolian religious festivals
era Bogd Khanate of Mongolia NERFINISHED
early Mongolian People’s Republic period
late Qing period
formerNameOf Ulaanbaatar NERFINISHED
function seat of the Bogd Khan government
geographicFeature located near the Tuul River
governingSystem theocratic monarchy
historicalEvent captured by Baron Ungern von Sternberg in 1921
center of the 1911 Mongolian independence movement
liberated by Mongolian and Red Army forces in 1921
site of Chinese occupation in the 1910s
historicalLanguageUse Classical Tibetan
Manchu NERFINISHED
Mongolian
languageOfName Mongolian
linkedTo Qing Empire administration in Outer Mongolia NERFINISHED
Russian Empire influence in Mongolia
locatedIn Central Mongolia
meaningOfName Capital Monastery NERFINISHED
notableFeature large monastic complexes
mobile or semi-nomadic layout in early period
notableMonastery Gandantegchinlen Monastery NERFINISHED
partOf Outer Mongolia NERFINISHED
politicalStatus capital of autonomous Outer Mongolia
capital of revolutionary Mongolia
capital of the Bogd Khanate
previousName Ikh Khüree NERFINISHED
Urga NERFINISHED
region Khentii mountain region vicinity
religion Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
renamedAs Ulaanbaatar NERFINISHED
renamedInYear 1924
role political center
religious center
successor Ulaanbaatar NERFINISHED
urbanType monastic city
usedAsNameFrom early 20th century
usedAsNameUntil 1924

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Urga alternativeName Niislel Khüree
Urga alternativeName Niislel Khüree
this entity surface form: Ikh Khüree
Bogd Khan deathPlace Niislel Khüree
Bogd Khan residence Niislel Khüree