East Asia · Empire, war and the modern states
Mongolian People's Republic
1924–1992
The Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992) was the world's second communist state, proclaimed on 26 November 1924 after the Bogd Khan's death, a satellite of the Soviet Union. Under Khorloogiin Choibalsan it endured brutal Stalinist purges (late 1930s, tens of thousands killed, monasteries destroyed).
- Existed
- 1924–1992
- Shown on the map
- 1926–1991
- Peak area
- 1.6M km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992) was the world's second communist state, proclaimed on 26 November 1924 after the Bogd Khan's death, a satellite of the Soviet Union. Under Khorloogiin Choibalsan it endured brutal Stalinist purges (late 1930s, tens of thousands killed, monasteries destroyed). Long unrecognized by China until 1945–1946, it was a stable Soviet ally through the Cold War. A peaceful democratic revolution in 1990 ended one-party rule; a new constitution (1992) established democratic Mongolia.
Common questions
- What was the Mongolian People's Republic?
- The Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992) was the world's second communist state, proclaimed on 26 November 1924 after the Bogd Khan's death, a satellite of the Soviet Union. Under Khorloogiin Choibalsan it endured brutal Stalinist purges (late 1930s, tens of thousands killed, monasteries destroyed).
- When did the Mongolian People's Republic exist?
- The Mongolian People's Republic existed 1924–1992. On this map it is drawn 1926–1991.
- How large was the Mongolian People's Republic?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Mongolian People's Republic covered about 1.6 million km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Mongolian People's Republic en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_People's_Republic
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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