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

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of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China, equivalent to a county-level administrative division. Banners were first used during the

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, which organized the Mongols into banners except those who belonged to the Eight Banners. Each banner had sums as nominal subdivisions. In Inner Mongolia, several banners made up a

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. In the rest, including Outer Mongolia, northern

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and

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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 administrativ ...

(Аймаг) was the largest administrative division. While it restricted the Mongols from crossing banner borders, the dynasty protected Mongolia from population pressure from China proper. 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; League: Xilingol * Alxa Right Banner; League: Alxa * Alxa Left Banner; League: Alxa * Aohan Banner * Ar Horqin Banner * Arun Banner * Bairin Left Banner * Bairin Right Banner * Old Barag Banner * New Barag Left Banner * New Barag Right Banner * Chahar Right Middle Banner * Chahar Right Front Banner *

Chahar Right Rear Banner Chahar Right Rear Banner ( Mongolian: ; Цахар баруун гарын хойд хошуу; ''Čaqar Baraɣun Ɣarun Qoyitu qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Shangdu County to the northeast, ...

* Dalad Banner *

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 ...

* Ejin Banner; League: Alxa * Ejin Horo Banner *

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 ea ...

* Hanggin Rear Banner *

Harqin Banner Harqin Banner ( Mongolian: ''Qaračin qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Chifeng Chifeng ( zh, s=赤峰市), also known as Ulanhad ( mn, (Улаанхад ...

* Hexigten Banner * Horqin Left Rear Banner *

Horqin Left Middle Banner Horqin Left Middle Banner ( Mongolian script: ; ), formerly known as Darhan hoshuu, is a banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Jilin province to the east. It is under the administration of Tongliao City, ...

* Horqin Right Front Banner; League: Hinggan * Horqin Right Middle Banner; League: Hinggan * Hure Banner * Jalaid Banner; 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 ...

Jungar Banner Jungar Banner ( Mongolian: , Зүүнгар хошуу ''Jegünɣar qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, lying on the western (right) bank of the Yellow River and bordering the provinces of Shanxi to th ...

*Muminggan Banner ->

* Naiman Banner *

Ongniud Banner Ongniud Banner ( Mongolian: ''Oŋniɣud qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Chifeng Chifeng ( zh, s=赤峰市), also known as Ulanhad ( mn, (Улаанхад х� ...

Otog Banner Otog Banner ( Mongolian: ''Otoɣ qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of southwestern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Ordos City, and borders Otog Front Banner to the southwest and Uxin Banner to the southeas ...

* Otog Front Banner * Siziwang Banner * Sonid Left Banner; League: Xilingol * Sonid Right Banner; League: Xilingol * Taibus Banner; League: Xilingol * Tumed Left Banner *

Tumed Right Banner Tumed Right Banner ( mn, , translit=Tumed Baruun Hôxûû}, ; / ''Měng-Hàn cídiǎn'' 《蒙汉词典》. Hohhot: / Nèi Ménggǔ Dàxué Chūbǎnshè 内蒙古大学出版社, 1999; . zh, s=土默特右旗, p=Tǔmòtè Yòuqí) is a banner o ...

East Ujimqin Banner East Ujimqin Banner ( Mongolian: ''Jegün Ujumučin qosiɣu''; ) is a banner in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Geography and climate Eas ...

; League: Xilingol * West Ujimqin Banner; League: Xilingol * Urad Rear Banner * Urad Middle Banner * Urad Front Banner *

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 ...

Xianghuang Banner Xianghuang (Hobot Xar) Banner, historically also known as Bordered Yellow Banner ( Mongolian: Хөвөөт Шар хошуу ''Köbegetü Sir-a qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol ...

; 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; League: Xilingol

Autonomous banner

An autonomous 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 or

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and which is a national ethnic minority: * Oroqen Autonomous Banner (鄂伦春自治旗) for the Oroqen * Evenki Autonomous Banner (鄂温克族自治旗) for the Evenks *

Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner ( Mongolian: , ''Morin Dabaɣ-a Daɣur öbertegen jasaqu qosiɣu'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Мориндаваа Дагуур өөртөө засах хошуу; Dagur: Morin Dawaa Daor weerie ixkiewu guasei; ) ...

(莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗) for the Daur

Banner converted city/county

* Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County (Dorbod Banner) * Ergun (Ergun Right Banner) * Genhe (Ergun Left Banner) * Harqin Left Wing Mongol Autonomous County (Harqin Left Banner) * Front Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County (Front Gorlos Banner) * Xilinhot (Abahanar Banner) * Yakeshi (Xuguit Banner) * Zhalantun (Butha Banner) *

Zhaoyuan County Zhaoyuan County (), formerly Rear Gorlos Banner, is a county in the west-central part of Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Jilin province to the south. The southernmost county-level division of Daqing City, it has a land area of and a popu ...

(Rear Gorlos Banner)

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