A banner (, as "khoshun" in Mongolian) is an administrative division of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China, equivalent to a county-level administrative division. Banners were first used during the Qing dynasty, which organized the Mongols into banners except those who belonged to the Eight Banners. Each banner had

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as nominal subdivisions. In Inner Mongolia, several banners made up a league. In the rest, including

Outer Mongolia Outer Mongolia was the name of a territory in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China from 1691 to 1911. It corresponds to the modern-day independent state of Mongolia and the Russian republic of Tuva. The historical region gained ''de facto' ...

, northern Xinjiang and Qinghai, Aimag (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 New Barag Right Banner ( Mongolian: ''Sin-e Barɣu Baraɣun qosiɣu''; ), also romanized as Xin Barag Youqi, is a banner of northern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Mongolia in all directions but the east. It is also loca ...

Chahar Right Middle Banner Chahar Right Middle Banner ( Mongolian: ; Цахар баруун гарын дундад хошуу; ''Čaqar Baraɣun Ɣarun Dumdadu qosiɣu''; ) is a banner (county equivalent) of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordered by Chah ...

* Chahar Right Front Banner * Chahar Right Rear Banner * Dalad Banner * Darhan Muminggan United Banner * Ejin Banner; League: Alxa * Ejin Horo Banner * Hanggin Banner *

Hanggin Rear Banner Hanggin Rear Banner ( Mongolian: ; ) is a 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 of 9 towns A town is a human settlement. ...

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 City, the downtown of which is to the north-northeast. Climate See also ...

* Hexigten Banner *

Horqin Left Rear Banner Horqin Left Rear Banner ( Mongolian: ; , original Mongolian name ''Büve vang qosigu'') is a banner of southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Liaoning province to the south. It is under the administration of Ton ...

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

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 -> Darhan Muminggan United Banner *

Naiman Banner Naiman Banner ( Mongolian: ''Naiman qosiɣu''; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Tongliao City, to the northeast, and lies on China National Highway 111 China National Highway 111 ...

* Ongniud Banner * Otog Banner * 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 East ...

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

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 X ...

; League: Xilingol * Zhenglan Banner; 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 Mongol and which is a national

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: * Oroqen Autonomous Banner (鄂伦春自治旗) for the Oroqen *

Evenki Autonomous Banner Ewenki Autonomous Banner ( Evenki: ; Mongolian: , ''Eveŋki öbertegen jasaqu qosiɣu'', Эвэнк өөртөө засах хошуу; ) is an autonomous banner that lies on the border between northwestern Greater Khingan and Hulun Buir gras ...

(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 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 ...

(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 The administrative divisions of China have ...

(Rear Gorlos Banner)

References

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