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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Label Occurrences
Niislel Khüree canonical 6
Ikh Khüree 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of Ulaanbaatar
historical city name
administrativeRole seat of the Khalkha Jebtsundamba Khutuktu
associatedWith Bogd Khan
Jebtsundamba Khutuktu
capitalOf Mongolia
country Mongolia
culturalRole center of Mongolian Buddhist scholarship
hub of Mongolian religious festivals
era Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
early Mongolian People’s Republic period
late Qing period
formerNameOf Ulaanbaatar
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
Mongolian
languageOfName Mongolian
linkedTo Qing Empire administration in Outer Mongolia
Russian Empire influence in Mongolia
locatedIn Central Mongolia
meaningOfName Capital Monastery
notableFeature large monastic complexes
mobile or semi-nomadic layout in early period
notableMonastery Gandantegchinlen Monastery
partOf Outer Mongolia
linked to: Mongolia
politicalStatus capital of autonomous Outer Mongolia
capital of revolutionary Mongolia
capital of the Bogd Khanate
previousName Ikh Khüree
linked to: Da Khüree

Urga
region Khentii mountain region vicinity
religion Tibetan Buddhism
renamedAs Ulaanbaatar
renamedInYear 1924
role political center
religious center
successor Ulaanbaatar
urbanType monastic city
usedAsNameFrom early 20th century
usedAsNameUntil 1924

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Urga alternativeName Niislel Khüree
Urga alternativeName Ikh Khüree
linked to: Niislel Khüree
Bogd Khan deathPlace Niislel Khüree
Bogd Khan residence Niislel Khüree
Örgöö renamedAs Niislel Khüree
Bogd Khanate of Mongolia capital Niislel Khüree
Dondogdulam residence Niislel Khüree