A banner (, as "khoshun" in Mongolian) is an

administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

of the

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 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 ...

in China, equivalent to a county-level administrative division. Banners were first used during the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

, which organized the Mongols into banners except those who belonged to the

Eight Banners The Eight Banners (in Manchu: ''jakūn gūsa'', ) were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin and Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu households were placed. In war, the Eight Banners functioned as armies, but the ...

. Each banner had sums as nominal subdivisions. In Inner Mongolia, several banners made up a league. In the rest, including Outer Mongolia, northern

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

and

Qinghai Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...

Aimag An aimag (, ; xal, әәмг, ), originally a Mongolian word meaning 'tribe', is an administrative subdivision in Mongolia, Russia, and in the Inner Mongolia region of China. Mongolia In Mongolia, an aimag is the first-level administrative ...

(Аймаг) was the largest administrative division. While it restricted the Mongols from crossing banner borders, the dynasty protected Mongolia from

population pressure Population pressure, a term summarizing the stress brought about by an excessive population density and its consequences, is used both in conjunction with human overpopulation and with other animal populations that suffer from too many individuals ...

from

China proper China proper, Inner China, or the Eighteen Provinces is a term used by some Western writers in reference to the "core" regions of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China. This term is used to express a distinction between the "core" regions pop ...

. After the Mongolian People's Revolution, the banners of Outer Mongolia were abolished in 1923. There were 49 banners and 24 tribes in Inner Mongolia during the Republic of China. Today, banners are a county-level division in the Chinese administrative hierarchy. There are 52 banners in total, include 3 autonomous banners.

Banners

The following list of 49 individual Banners is sorted alphabetically according to the banner's specific title (i.e. ignoring adjectives such as New, Old, Left, Right, and so on). *

Abag Banner Abag Banner ( Mongolian: ''Abaɣ-a qosiɣu''; ) is a county of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Abag Mongols live here. The local dialect has variously been classified as Chakhar ...

; League: Xilingol *

Alxa Right Banner Alxa Right Banner ( Mongolian: ''Alaša Baraɣun qosiɣu''; ) is a banner in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Gansu province to the south and southwest. It is under the administration of Alxa League Alxa League or Ālāsh� ...

; League: Alxa *

Alxa Left Banner Alxa Left Banner ( Mongolian: ''Alaša Jegün qosiɣu'', Cyrillic: Алшаа зүүн хошуу; ) is a banner (administrative division) in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China. It borders the Republic of Mongolia's Ömnögovi Province to ...

; League: Alxa *

Aohan Banner Aohan Banner ( Mongolian: ''Aoqan qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Liaoning province to the south. It is under the administration of Chifeng Chifeng ( zh, s=赤峰市), also known ...

Ar Horqin Banner Ar Horqin Banner ( Mongolian: ''Aru Qorčin qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Chifeng City, about to the south-southwest. The banner lies on China National Highw ...

Arun Banner Arun Banner ( Mongolian: ''Arun qosiɣu'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Арун хошуу; ) is a banner A banner can be a flag or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. A flag whose design is the same as the shi ...

Bairin Left Banner Baarin Left Banner ( Mongolian: ''Baɣarin Jegün qosiɣu''; ), or Bairin, is a banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chifeng. The banner spans an area of 6,644 square kilometers, and ...

Bairin Right Banner Bairin Right Banner (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ''Baɣarin Baraɣun qosiɣu''; ) is a Banner (Inner Mongolia), banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Chifeng City, to the south-southeast. Baarins, Baarin ...

Old Barag Banner Chen Barag Banner ( Mongolian: ''Qaɣučin Barɣu qosiɣu'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Хуучин Барга хошуу; ) is a banner of northeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is located from Hailar District, the administrati ...

New Barag Left Banner New Barag Left Banner ( Mongolian: ''Sin-e Barɣu Jegün qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is ...

* New Barag Right Banner * Chahar Right Middle Banner * Chahar Right Front Banner * Chahar Right Rear Banner *

Dalad Banner Dalad Banner ( Mongolian: Далад қосиу ''Dalad qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, lying on the southern (right) bank of the Yellow River. It is under the administration of Ordos City, althoug ...

Darhan Muminggan United Banner Darhan Muminggan United Banner ( Mongolian: Дарқан Муумиңған Қолбоғату қосиғу ''Darqan Muumiŋghan Qolboghatu qosighu''; ) is a banner of west-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the a ...

Ejin Banner Ejin or Ejina ( Mongolian: Эжэн-э қосиу ''Ejen-e qosiɣu''; ) is a banner in the far west of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Alxa League and is the westernmost county-level division of Inner Mongolia, borderin ...

; League: Alxa *

Ejin Horo Banner The Ejin Horo Banner, also known as Ejin Horo Qi or Yijinhuoluo County, is a banner in Ordos City in southwestern Inner Mongolia, China. It borders Shaanxi Province to the southeast. As of 2009, the Ejin Horo Banner covers an area of almost , ...

Hanggin Banner Hanggin or Hangjin Banner is a banner in southwest Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China. Occupying the northwest corner of the Ordos Loop, it is under the administration of Ordos Prefecture and is bordered by Dalad Banner to the east ...

Hanggin Rear Banner Hanggin Rear Banner (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ; ) is a Banners of Inner Mongolia, banner in the west of the Inner Mongolia, China. It has an area of and 217,573 inhabitants (2020). Administrative divisions Hanggin Rear Banner is made up o ...

* Harqin Banner *

Hexigten Banner Hexigten Banner (Mongolian script: ; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China under the jurisdiction of Chifeng, bordering Hebei province to the south. In 1690 the Battle of Ulan Butung between Qing and Dzungar forces took place here. Etymology ...

* Horqin Left Rear Banner * Horqin Left Middle Banner *

Horqin Right Front Banner Horqin Right Front Banner (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ; ) is a Banner (Inner Mongolia), banner in the east of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Jilin province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Hinggan League. The local Mo ...

; League: Hinggan *

Horqin Right Middle Banner Horqin Right Middle Banner (Mongolian script: ; ) is a banner in the east of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Jilin province to the east. It is under the administration of Hinggan League. The local Mongolian dialect is Khorchin Mongolian. Th ...

; League: Hinggan *

Hure Banner Hure Banner ( Mongolian: ''Küriy-e qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Liaoning province to the south. It is under the administration of Tongliao Tongliao (; mn, ''Tüŋliyou qot ...

Jalaid Banner Jalaid Banner, officially Jalaid Qi ( Mongolian: ''Jalaid qosiɣu''; ) Zhalaite Banner, Hinggan League is a banner under the jurisdiction of Hinggan League in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Jal ...

; League: Hinggan *

Jarud Banner Jarud Banner ( Mongolian: ; ) is a banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Tongliao City, , and the China National Highway 304 passes through the area. Climate Jarud Banner has a monsoon-i ...

* Jungar Banner *Muminggan Banner ->

* Naiman Banner * Ongniud Banner * Otog Banner *

Otog Front Banner Otog Front Banner (Mongolian script: ; ) is a banner of southwestern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Ningxia to the southwest and Shaanxi province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Ordos City Ordos ( Mon ...

Siziwang Banner Dorbod (Siziwang) Banner ( mn, , , ; ) is a banner (county equivalent) in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Mongolia's Dornogovi Province to the northwest. It is located about north of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia. The ban ...

Sonid Left Banner Sonid Left Banner ( Mongolian: ''Söned Jegün qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of north-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering the Republic of Mongolia's provinces of Dornogovi to the west and Sükhbaatar to the north. It is u ...

; League: Xilingol *

Sonid Right Banner Sonid Right Banner ( Mongolian: ''Söned Baraɣun qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes mos ...

; League: Xilingol *

Taibus Banner Taipusi Banner ( Mongolian: , Khalkha: Тайвас хошуу, ''Taiwas hoshuu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Hebei province to the southeast, south, and west. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League and is its ...

; League: Xilingol *

Tumed Left Banner Tumed Left Banner ( Mongolian: Түмэд Зүүн хошуу ''Tümed Jegün qosiɣu''; ) is a banner (a county-level division) in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level ci ...

* Tumed Right Banner * East Ujimqin Banner; League: Xilingol *

West Ujimqin Banner West Ujimqin Banner ( Mongolian: ''Baraɣun Ujumučin qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Climate West Ujimqin has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid contine ...

; League: Xilingol * Urad Rear Banner * Urad Middle Banner *

Urad Front Banner Urad Qianqi ( mn, Урадын Өмнөд Хошуу ; ) is a banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is located in the west of the region, situated on the northern (left) bank of the Yellow River, on the ...

Uxin Banner Uxin Banner ( Mongolian: ''Üüsin qosiɣu''; Mongolian Cyrillic: Үүшин Хошуу; ) (or Wushen) is a banner in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bounded to the south by Shaanxi province. It borders the banners o ...

* Xianghuang Banner; League: Xilingol *

Zhenglan Banner Zhenglan (Xulun Hoh) Banner, also known as Plain Blue Banner or Shuluun Huh Banner, ( Mongolian: , , Khalkha: Шулуун хөх хошуу, ''Shuluun höh hoshuu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Hebei province to the south. ...

; League: Xilingol *

Zhengxiangbai Banner Zhengxiangbai Banner or Xulun Hobot Qagan Banner, also known as the Plain and Bordered White Banner ( Mongolian: Шулуун Хөвөөт Цагаан хошуу ''Siluɣun Köbegetü Čaɣan qosiɣu''; ) is a banner (administrative division ...

; League: Xilingol

Autonomous banner

autonomous In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy, from , ''autonomos'', from αὐτο- ''auto-'' "self" and νόμος ''nomos'', "law", hence when combined understood to mean "one who gives oneself one's ow ...

banner () is a special type of banner set up by the People's Republic of China. There are 3 autonomous banners, all of which are found in northeastern Inner Mongolia, each with a designated ethnic majority other than

Han Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...

Mongol The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member ...

and which is a national ethnic minority: *

Oroqen Autonomous Banner Oroqen Autonomous Banner ( Mongolian: , ''Orčon-u öbertegen jasaqu qosiɣu'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Орчон өөртөө засах хошуу; Simplified Chinese: 鄂伦春自治旗, Pinyin: ''Èlúnchūn Zìzhìqí'') is an autonomous ban ...

(鄂伦春自治旗) for the Oroqen * Evenki Autonomous Banner (鄂温克族自治旗) for the

Evenks The Evenks (also spelled Ewenki or Evenki based on their endonym )Autonym: (); russian: Эвенки (); (); formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; mn, Хамниган () or Aiwenji () are a Tungusic people of North Asia. In Russia, the Eve ...

* Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner (莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗) for the Daur

Banner converted city/county

Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: ) is a CPRC, county in the west of Heilongjiang province, China, bordering Jilin province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Daqing. It ...

(Dorbod Banner) * Ergun (Ergun Right Banner) *

Genhe Genhe (Gegengol) ( mn, (Гэгээнгол хот) Gegen Gôûl Hôt; ), formerly Ergun Left Banner or Ergun Zuoqi (), is a county-level city in the far northeast of Inner Mongolia, China, under the administration of Hulunbuir City. The city spa ...

(Ergun Left Banner) *

Harqin Left Wing Mongol Autonomous County Harqin Zuoyi Mongol Autonomous County (), commonly abbreviated as Kazuo County (), is a Mongolian autonomous county in the west of Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Chaoyang City, to the northeast, and has a population o ...

(Harqin Left Banner) * Front Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County (Front Gorlos Banner) *

Xilinhot Xilinhot ( Mongolian: , , ; ) is a county-level city which serves as the seat of government for the Xilin Gol league in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It has a jurisdiction area of and a population of 245,886; 149,000 people live in ...

(Abahanar Banner) *

Yakeshi Yakeshi ( mn, ''Yagshi qot'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Ягши хот; ) is a county-level city of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Yakeshi has a population of 391,627 and an area of . It is situated next to the Hailar River ...

(Xuguit Banner) *

Zhalantun Zalantun (Manchu ' or ') or Zhalantun (; Mongolian: ''Жалан-Айл хот''), is a city with an estimated population of 132,408 and administrative division of Hulunbuir Prefecture-level city, Inner Mongolia, China. It is in the northeastern ...

(Butha Banner) * Zhaoyuan County (Rear Gorlos Banner)

References

{{reflist Autonomous administrative divisions of China Geography of Inner Mongolia County-level divisions of the People's Republic of China Articles containing Mongolian script text

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See also

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