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An aimag ( ; ; ), originally a Mongolian word meaning 'tribe', is an
administrative subdivision
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
in Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
, Russia
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, and in the Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...
region of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
Mongolia
In Mongolia, an aimag is the first-level administrative subdivision. The country currently has 21 aimags. The capital Ulan Bator is administered as an independent municipality. During theQing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
, Khalkha
The Khalkha (; ) have been the largest subgroup of the Mongols in modern Mongolia since the 15th century. The Khalkha, together with Chahars, Ordos Mongols, Ordos and Tumed, were directly ruled by Borjigin khans until the 20th century. In cont ...
was subdivided into four aimags ( Setsen Khan Aimag, Tüsheet Khan Aimag, Sain Noyon Khan Aimag and Zasagt Khan Aimag). An aimag was further subdivided into "banners" (''khoshuu''). Each aimag had an assembly of the local nobility, commonly named "league" in English (''chuulga'' in Mongolian).
This administrative structure was kept until 1930, when the current structure with smaller aimags, subdivided into sums
In mathematics, summation is the addition of a sequence of numbers, called ''addends'' or ''summands''; the result is their ''sum'' or ''total''. Beside numbers, other types of values can be summed as well: functions, vectors, matrices, polynom ...
, was introduced.
Inner Mongolia
InInner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...
, aimags (in the Inner Mongolian context, usually translated as "league", from ) are a prefecture-level subdivision, first-level when seen from Inner Mongolia and second-level when seen from the whole of China. Currently, Inner Mongolia has three aimags: Xilin Gol, Hinggan, and Alxa. Inner Mongolian aimags are subdivided into banners (''khoshuu'' in Mongolian, 旗 in Chinese) and further into ''sum''s (苏木 in Chinese).
During the Qing dynasty, Inner Mongolia was divided into six assemblies of the local nobility (''chuulga'' in Mongolian; 盟 in Chinese). After 1949, this structure was largely kept, except that in Mongolian, the term ''chuulga'' was replaced by ''aimag'', and that several aimags were added. Beginning in the 1980s, most aimags have been converted into prefecture level cities.
Russia
In somefederal subjects of Russia
The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation () or simply as the subjects of the federation (), are the administrative division, constituent entities of Russia, its top-level political division ...
, municipal districts are called aimags:
* in the Altai Republic ();
* in the Republic of Buryatia ();
* in the Republic of Mordovia ( Erzya and );
* in the Republic of Khakassia ().
See also
*Sum (administrative division)
A sum is an administrative division used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. Countries such as China and Mongolia have employed the sum as administrative division, which was used during the Qing dynasty. This system was acted in the 1980s after the Chi ...
* Mongolia under 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 ...
* Administrative divisions of Mongolia during Qing
The Qing dynasty of China Mongolia under Qing rule, ruled over the Mongolian Plateau, including Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia. Both regions, however, were separately administered within the empire.
The estate of Jebtsundamba, Jebtsundamba Khut ...
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20190721213924/http://www.mongolmessenger.mn/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Aimag (Country Subdivision) Types of administrative division