Battsengel ( ) is a
sum (district) of
Arkhangai Province
Arkhangai Province () is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. It is located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. It is composed of 19 districts.
History
The province was founded in 1931.
Admi ...
in central
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 ...
. Battsengel is home to approximately 3,289 inhabitants.
History
In
1696, when the
Qing army, with the participation of
Khalkh princes, defeated the army of
Galdan Boshgot Khan of Oirad, Namjil, the son of
Toba Taiji, a nobleman of
Tumenhen, earned the title of
Taiji. The governor presented the award. Later, Tumenhen, in recognition of the good efforts of
Oirat fighting on behalf of
Mr. Manji of Sain noyon's lineage, cut off 19 counties from the territory of the
khan province and established the
province of Khalkh in
1725.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into six
bags
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, which are:
* Bayan-Uul
* Dairbor
* Del
* Khunug
* Tsats
* Ulaanchuluu
References
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