The Josutu League ( mn, ǰosutu-yin čiɣulɣan, ) was the southernmost league of Inner

Mongolia during Qing rule Mongolia under Qing rule was the rule of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China over the Mongolian Plateau, including the four Outer Mongolian aimags ( "leagues") and the six Inner Mongolian aimags from the 17th century to the end of the dynas ...

. It occupied land that forms part of the modern-day Chinese provinces of Liaoning,

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, and

Chifeng Chifeng ( zh, s=赤峰市), also known as Ulanhad ( mn, (Улаанхад хот), ''Ulaɣanqada qota'', , "red cliff"), is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol League to the ...

in China's

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

. The name of Josutu was named after a place in the Tumed Right Banner, where Mongol princes regularly gathered together to administer inter-banner affairs.

Divisions

The Josutu League consisted of two ayimag or five

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. *

Tümed The Tümed (Tumad, ; "The many or ten thousands" derived from Tumen) are a Mongol subgroup. They live in Tumed Left Banner, district of Hohhot and Tumed Right Banner, district of Baotou in China. Most engage in sedentary agriculture, living in ...

(or Eastern Tümed): two banners ** Tümed Left Banner (Mongghuljin Banner), led by descendants of

Jelme Jelme ( mn, Зэлмэ, ''Zelme'', ; 1160 – 1207) was a general and close companion of Genghis Khan. He was the older brother of Subutai and was of the Uriankhan clan.Richard A. Gabriel, ''Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General'', ...

** Tümed Right Wing Banner, led by descendants of the Chinggisid Altan Khan * Kharachin {{MongolUnicode, ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠴᠢᠨ: three banners, all of which were led by descendants of

** Kharachin Left Banner ** Kharachin Middle Banner **

Kharachin Right Banner The Kharchin (, ; ), or Kharachin, is a subgroup of the Mongols residing mainly (and originally) in North-western Liaoning and Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. There are Khalkha-Kharchin Mongols in Dorno-Gobi Province (Kharchin Örtöö was part of th ...

In addition, the Khalkha Banner (Tangghud-Khaklha Banner) was split from the Tümed Left Banner in 1913 under the Republic of China.

Dissolution

The league was dissolved in 1933 by the Manchukuo government. Its territory is now distributed among the modern administrative regions: * Fuxin County from the Tümed Left Banner. *

Chaoyang County Chaoyang County () is a county of northwestern Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Chaoyang city. Administrative divisions There are nine towns and 16 townships in the county. Towns: * Liucheng (), Damiao (), Wafangzi ...

from the Tümed Right Banner. * Lingyuan (or Jianchang) County from the Kharachin Left Banner. * Pingquan County annexed a large portion of the Kharachin Right and Middle Banners. * Jianping County corresponds to an eastern portion of the Kharachin Right and Middle Banners. There remain two Mongol autonomous counties in Liaoning. * Some portion of the former Tümed Left Banner became

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, Fuxin City. * The remaining portion of the former Kharachin Left Banner became Kharachin Left Wing Mongol Autonomous County, Chaoyang City.

References

* Yamazaki Sōyo 山崎惣與, ''Manshū-koku chimei daijiten'' 滿洲國地名大辭典, p.556,758, 1941. History of Inner Mongolia History of Liaoning History of Hebei

Divisions

Dissolution

See also

References