Sechen Khan
Sechen Khan, also spelled Setsen Khan (Mongolian: ᠰᠡᠴᠡᠨ
ᠬᠠᠨ; Cyrillic: Сэцэн хан; Chinese: 車臣汗), refers to the territory as well as the Chingizid dynastic rulers of the Secen Khanate. It was one of four Khalka khanates that emerged from remnants of the Mongol Empire after the death of Dayan Khan's son Gersenji Khongtaiji in 1549.
The first Sechen Khan Sholoi was a gread-grand son of Gersenji Khongtaiji. In the early 1630s, the 5th Dalai Lama bestowed on him the title of "Gegeen Setsen Khan" (Гэгээн сэцэн хан).[1]
In 1688, Ömkhei, the 4th Sechen Khan fled to Xilingol where they pledged fealty to the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing China in return for protection against the invading Dzungar Mongolian forces under Galdan Boshugtu Khan. On 3 June 1691[2], Ömkhei attended the Dolonnuur Assembly together with Tusheet Khan, Zasagt Khan and more than 500 noyans and taijis. Since then, the Khalkha Mongols in Outer Mongolia submitted to the Qing dynasty.[3] Since then, the three khanates, Sechen Khan, Tüsheet Khan and Zasagt Khan, became three provincial subdivisions or aimags of Qing China. In the next year, Khalka was divided into three zams (зам), the area of Sechen Khan aimag was named "Khalka Left Zam" (Mongolian: Халхын зүүн зам, Chinese: 喀爾喀東路).[4] In 1725, Qing China created a fourth aimag, Sain Noyon[5]. In 1923, following the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, the Sechen Khan aimag was renamed Khan Khentii Uulyn aimag (Хан Хэнтий уулын аймаг), which named after the Khan Khentii Mountain.[4] In 1930, the four aimags were divided into the present day 21 smaller aimags, which were subdivided into sums.
Sechen Khans[edit]
- Sholoi (1627–1652), son of Morbuim, succeeded his brother Khar Zagal in 1627. First with the title of Sechen Khan.
- Babu (1652–1683), fifth son of Sholoi.
- Norov (1683–1688), third son of Babu.
- Ömkhei (1688–1709), grandson of Norov.
- Günchin (1709–1728), first son of Ömkhei.
- Tsevdenbanjuur (1728–1733), first son of Günchin.
- Choizav (1733–1735), grandson of Norov.
- Damiran (1735–1751), second son of Günchin.
- Manybadar (1751–1767), first son of Damiran.
- Tsevdenjav (1767–1788), second son of Damiran.
- Tseveendorj (1788–1795), first son of Tsevdenjav.
- Puntsagdorj (1795), second son of Tsevdenjav.
- Sanzaidorj (1796–1800), first son of Tseveendorj.
- Mahashiri (1800–1807)
- Enkhtör (1807–1817), first son of Mahashiri.
- Artased (1817–1875), son of Enkhtör.
- Tserendorj (1875–1893), son of Artased.
- Demchigdorj (1893–1909), son of Tserendorj.
- Navaanneren (1910–1922), eldest son of Tserendondov, who was the son of Orjinjav the son of Artased.
References[edit]
- ^ "Шолой Сэцэн хан". Монголын түүх (in Mongolian).
- ^ Chapter Three ASSEMBLIES, From the book Common Ground
- ^ "Долоннуурын чуулган". Монголын түүх (in Mongolian).
- ^ a b "Сэцэн хан аймаг". Монголын түүх (in Mongolian).
- ^ Sanders, Alan A. K. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. Scarecrow Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-0810874527.