Tüsheet Khan refers to the territory as well as the Chingizid dynastic rulers of the Tüsheet Khanate, one of four Khalka khanates that emerged from remnants of the Mongol Empire after the death of Dayan Khan's son Gersenji in 1549 and which continued until 1930.
History Through most of the 17th century, the Tüsheet Khan, along with the Setsen Khan, comprised two Left Wing (or Left Flank) Khalkha Mongol khanates situated in central and eastern areas of present-day Mongolia with the Jasaghtu Khan and the Altan Khan comprising the two Right Wing (western) khanates. The Altan Khan ceased to exist after a series of defeats at the hands of their western neighbors the Oirat Dzungar Khanate in the late 17 century. The Tüsheet Khan often exerted more influence and power over the other Khans as it occupied most of modern central Mongolia, an area that included the Orkhon Valley, the ancient Mongol capital of Karakorum, and the religious center of Erdene Zuu.
The 3rd Dalai Lama declared Abtai (1554–1588), grandson of Gersenji, Khan of the Tüsheet following their meeting at Guihua (present day Hohhot) in 1587. In the years leading up to the meeting, Abtai had converted to Buddhism and founded Erdene Zuu, one of Mongolia's first Buddhist monasteries, near the ruins of Karakorum. Following his meeting with the Dalai Lama, Abtai declared Tibetan Buddhism the state religion of his khanate. Zanabazar, the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu (Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader of Khalkha Mongols) was the son of Tüsheet khan Gombodorj (1594–1655) and the great-grandson of Abtai Sain Khan. His migratory palace, the Örgöö, would eventually settle in the location of Mongolia's present day capital Ulaanbaatar.
In 1691, the leaders of the Tüsheet Khan, the Jasaghtu Khan, and the Setsen Khan fled to Inner Mongolia where they pledged fealty to the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty in return for protection against the invading Dzungar (western) Mongolian forces under Galdan Boshugtu Khan. After the Qing's victory over the Dzungars at the Battle of Jao Modo in 1697, the three khanates became provincial subdivisions or aimags of the Manchus and their respective khans were made nominal leaders. The area of Tüsheet Khan aimag was also called "Khalka Rear Zam" (, ) by Qing dynasty. In 1725, the Qing created a fourth aimag, Sain Noyon Aimag, carved out of 19 khoshuu (sub-districts) in western Tüsheet Khan Aimag. Since 1728, each aimag was governed by aimag congress chigulgan () comprising the lords of the khoshuns; the chigulgan daruga ( - official presiding the congress) was appointed from the khoshun lords by the Qing government. the congress of Tüsheet Khan aimag was called the "Khan uulyn chuulgan" (, ), which was held every three years in Bogd Khan Mountain.
In 1923, following the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, the Tüsheet Khan aimag was renamed Bogd Khan uuliin aimag (), which named after the Bogd Khan Mountain.The Oral History of Twentieth Century Mongolia In 1930, the four aimags were divided into the present day 21 smaller aimags, which were subdivided into sums.
Administrative subdivisions The Tüsheet Khan Province consisted of 22 administrative subdivisions.Батсайхан,О., Лонжид,З., Баяртөр,О., Алтанзаяа,Л. (2012) МОНГОЛЧУУД: XX-XXI зуунд Зурагт түүх. Улаанбаатар. МОНСУДАР
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Tüsheet Khans
Abtai (1586–1588), Ochirai Sain khaan Erkhi (1588–1610?), Ochirai Mergen khaan Gombodorj (1610?–1655), Ochirai Tüsheet khaan Chakhundorj (Chikhundorj, 1655–1699), Ochirai Tüsheet khaan Efü Dondubdorj (1700–1702), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Rabdandorj (1702–1719), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Vanjildorj (1719–1732), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Dondandorj (Tubdandorj, 1732–1743), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Dondobdorj (Togtokhdorj, 1743–1745), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Yampildorj (1745–1759), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Tsedendorj (1759–1793 and 1794–1815), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Minjüürdorj (1793–1794), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Oidubdorj (1815–1829), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Erentei (1829–1832), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Tserendorj (1832–1863), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Nasantsogt (1863–1904), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Dashnyam (1904–1912), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan Dorjsürenkhoroljab (1912–1923), Ochirai bat Tüsheet khan
Chigulgan daruga
Vanjildorj (1728–1732), Tüsheet khan Danzandorj (1732–1733), chin van Dondobdorj (1733–1743), Tüsheet khan Tsengünjav (1743–1746), Janjin van Yampildorj (1747–1764), Tüsheet khan Dashpil (1764–1765), Jün van zeregt beis Chavga yarinpil daichin van (1765–1777) Tsedendorj (1777–1783), Tüsheet khan Sündevdorj (1783–1798), Jasagh khoshuuny beis Tsedendorj (1799–1815), Tüsheet khan Tüchinjav (1815–1817), Jasagh jün van Tsedendorj (1817–1824), Jasagh khoshoi chin van Sonomvanchig (1825–1837), Tüshee gün Puntsagdorj (1837–1846), Üizen gün Erenchindorj (1846–1853), Jasagh khoshoi chin van Tserendorj (1854–1863), Tüsheet khan Tserendorj (1863–1884), Jasagh khoshoi daichin chin van Tserendorj (1884–1889), Tüshee gün Tsedensodnom (1889–1890), Tüshee gün Amgaabazar (1891), Mergen van Puntsagtseren (1892), beis Mishigdorj (1893–1899), Jasagh ulsad tuslagch gün Dondovjalbuupalamdorj (1899–1908), gün Chagdarjav (1909–1913), Jasagg ulsyn Tüshee gün, Tüsheet van Vanchigravdan (1914), Tuslagch gün jonon jasagh Puntsagtseren (1914–1921), Darkhan chin van
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