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Royal family of Mengjiang

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Chinggisid
Parent houseBorjigin
Country Mengjiang
Founded1 September 1939; 85 years ago (1939-09-01)
FounderDemchugdongrub
Current headCurrently inactive
Final rulerDemchugdongrub
Titles

The royal family of Mengjiang was the family of Prince Demchugdongrub, the puppet ruler of Mengjiang, a part of Inner Mongolia controlled by the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War. While Mengjiang was a de-jure military dictatorship, the state was a de-facto monarchy.[1][2]Prince Demchugdongrub was a descendant of the Borjigins[3][4], the clan which also belonged to Genghis Khan.

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References

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  1. ^ MilitaryHistoryNow.com (2017-03-01). "The Puppet Masters – How Japan's Military Established a Vassal State in Inner Mongolia". MilitaryHistoryNow.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  2. ^ a b c Jaġcidsecen (1999). The Last Mongol prince: the life and times of Demchugdongrob, 1902-1966. Studies on East Asia. Bellingham, WA: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University. ISBN 978-0-914584-21-6.
  3. ^ a b Baabar, (Bat-Erdene Batbayar) (2000). Kaplonski, C. (ed.). Twentieth Century Mongolia. Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. Leiden Boston: BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-21405-7.
  4. ^ a b c d e "ДЭМЧИГДОНРОВ Намжилваанчигийн". Монголын түүх. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ^ Birnbaum, Phyllis (2015). Manchu princess, Japanese spy: the story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the cross-dressing spy who commanded her own army. Asia perspectives. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-15218-1.