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Demchugdongrub (8 February 1902 – 23 May 1966), also known as Prince De (), courtesy name Xixian (), was a Qing dynasty Chinese Mongol prince descended from the Borjigin imperial clan who lived during the 20th century and became the leader of an independence movement in Inner Mongolia. He was most notable for being the chairman of the pro-Japanese Mongol Military Government (1938–39) and later of the puppet state of Mengjiang (1939–45), during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In the modern day, some see Demchugdongrub as a Mongol nationalist promoting Pan-Mongolism, while others view him as a tra

Key facts

Officeholder.name
Demchugdongrub
Officeholder.image
Prince Demchugdongrub NAC 1930s.png
Officeholder.caption
Demchugdongrub in 1938
Officeholder.office
Chairman of the Mongol Military Government
Officeholder.term_start
1 July 1938
Officeholder.term_end
1 September 1939
Officeholder.predecessor
Yondonwangchug
Officeholder.successor
Himself (as Head of state of Mengjiang)
Officeholder.office2
Head of state of Mengjiang
Officeholder.term_start2
1 September 1939
Officeholder.term_end2
20 August 1945
Officeholder.predecessor2
Himself (as Chairman of the Mongol Military Government)
Officeholder.successor2
Position abolished
Officeholder.birth_place
Sonid Right Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China
Officeholder.death_place
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Officeholder.nationality
Chinese Mongol
Officeholder.awards
Order of the Rising SunMongolia Military Merit MedalPeterson, DAI NIPPON MILITARY MEMORABILIA ITEMS FROM WARTIME JAPAN
Officeholder.relatives
Royal family of Mengjiang

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
China
Place of birth
Sonid Right Banner
Place of death
Hohhot
Occupation
politician
Position held
head of state
Languages spoken
Chinese
Family
Genghisid
Military rank
general
Image
Princ Teh Wang.jpg
Convicted of
treason
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date of birth
1902-02-08
date of death
1966-05-23
Commons category
Demchugdongrub
name in native language
ᠳᠡᠮᠴᠣᠭᠳᠣᠨᠷᠣᠪ
P12749
Venthône
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Early political activities
  • Collaboration with the Japanese
  • Expansion into Chahar
  • Expansion into Suiyuan
  • Conflict with Yan Xishan
  • Downfall
  • See also
  • Notes
  • Citations
  • Books
  • Documents
  • External links

Demchugdongrub (8 February 1902 – 23 May 1966), also known as Prince De (), courtesy name Xixian (), was a Qing dynasty Chinese Mongol prince descended from the Borjigin imperial clan who lived during the 20th century and became the leader of an independence movement in Inner Mongolia. He was most notable for being the chairman of the pro-Japanese Mongol Military Government (1938–39) and later of the puppet state of Mengjiang (1939–45), during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In the modern day, some see Demchugdongrub as a Mongol nationalist promoting Pan-Mongolism, while others view him as a traitor and a pawn of the Japanese during World War II.

==Early life== Demchugdongrub was a Chahar born into the Plain White Banner of the Eight Banners in Chahar Province during the Qing dynasty. He was the sole son of Namjil Wangchuk, the Duoluo Duling Junwang ( Duōluō Dùléng Jùnwáng) of the Sönid Right Banner and Chief of the Xilingol League. His name consists of the Tibetan words "Chakrasamvara" () and "Siddhartha" () respectively.

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