Tsendiin Dondogdulam (1876–1923) was the queen consort (

Khatun Khatun ( Mongolian: хатан; otk, 𐰴𐰍𐰣, katun; ota, خاتون, hatun or قادین ''kadın''; fa, خاتون ''khātūn''; ; hi, ख़ातून ') is a female title of nobility and counterpart to " khan" or "Khagan" prominen ...

) of

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

, married to

Bogd Khan Bogd Khan, , ; ( – 20 May 1924) was the khan of the Bogd Khaganate from 1911 to 1924, following the state's ''de facto'' independence from the Qing dynasty of China after the Xinhai Revolution. Born in Tibet, he was the third most importa ...

.Бадарчи О. С., Дугарсурэн Ш. Н. Богд хааны амьдралын он дарааллын товчоон. Улаанбаатар: Хаадын сан, 2000. — с.188

Biography

Dondogdulam Tsend was born on November 15, 1876 in Khentii, Mongolia. She first met

in 1895 during his visit to the

Erdene Zuu Monastery The Erdene Zuu Monastery ( mn, Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд , Chinese:光顯寺, Tibetan:ལྷུན་གྲུབ་བདེ་ཆེན་གླིང་) is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Övörkha ...

. Another time, they met in 1900 during a trip to Amarbayasgalant monastery. In 1902, they were married and had a son. According to custom she adopted and raised many children from families that could not care for them. One of them was L. Murdorj who became a prominent Mongolian composer. She and Bogd Khan also initiated and created the Bogd Khan's residence that also housed artisans and craftsmen. Dondogdulam died in 1923, one year before the death of her spouse. Day of rest was observed on the 15th day of the last month of autumn. Dondogdulam was cremated at the source of the Selbe river near

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...

, where at one time she and her husband spent the summer season.

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