Sechen Khan, also spelled Setsen Khan ( Mongolian: ;

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: ; ), refers to the territory as well as the Chingizid dynastic rulers of the Sechen Khanate. It was one of four Khalka khanates that emerged from remnants of the

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after the death of

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's son Gersenji Khongtaiji in 1549. The first Sechen Khan Sholoi was a great-grand son of Gersenji Khongtaiji. In the early 1630s, the

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bestowed on him the title of "Gegeen Setsen Khan" (). In 1688, Ömkhei, the 4th Sechen Khan fled to Xilingol where he pledged fealty to the

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of the

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in return for protection against the invading Dzungar Mongolian forces under

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. On 3 June 1691, Ömkhei attended the Dolonnuur Assembly together with Tusheet Khan, Zasagt Khan and more than 500

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s and taijis. Since then, the Khalkha Mongols in Outer Mongolia submitted to the Qing dynasty. The three khanates, Sechen Khan,

Tüsheet Khan Tüsheet Khan refers to the territory as well as the Chingizid dynastic rulers of the Tüsheet Khanate, one of four Khalka khanates that emerged from remnants of the Mongol Empire after the death of Dayan Khan's son Gersenji in 1549 and whic ...

and

Zasagt Khan Zasagt Khan, also spelled Zasagtu Khan or Jasaghtu Khan ( Mongolian: ; Cyrillic: ; ), refers to the territory as well as the Chingizid dynastic rulers of the Zasagt Khanate. It was one of four Khalka khanates that emerged from remnants of the ...

, became three provincial subdivisions or '' aimags'' of Qing China. In the next year, Khalka was divided into three ''zam''s (), the area of Sechen Khan aimag was named "Khalka Left Zam" (, ). In 1725, Qing China created a fourth ''aimag'', Sain Noyon. Since 1728, each aimag was governed by aimag congress ''chigulgan'' () comprising the lords of the khoshuns; the ''chigulgan daruga'' ( - official presiding the congress) was appointed from the khoshun lords by the Qing government. the congress of Sechen Khan aimag was called the "Kherlen Bars khotod chuulgan" (, ), which was held every three years in Kherlen Bars. In 1923, following the

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, the Sechen Khan aimag was renamed Khan Khentii Uulyn aimag (), which named after the Khan Khentii Mountain. In 1930, the four ''aimag''s were divided into the present day 21 smaller ''aimag''s, which were subdivided into ''sum''s.

Administrative subdivisions of Setsen Khan aimag

* Chin achit zasgiin khoshuu * Akhai zasgiin khoshuu * Baatar zasgiin khoshuu * Bishrelt zasgiin khoshuu * Bishrelt beiliin khoshuu * Darkhan zasgiin khoshuu * Dariganga khoshuu * Daichin zasgiin khoshuu * Dalai darkhan zasgiin khoshuu * Dalai zasgiin khoshuu * Yegüzer khutuktu's shabi * Yost zasgiin khoshuu * Jonon zasgiin khoshuu * Zorigt zasgiin khoshuu * Ilden zasgiin khoshuu * Manlai baatar vangiin khoshuu * Onon golyn shine buriad khoshuu * Mergen zasgiin khoshuu * Saruul zasgiin khoshuu * Süjigt zasgiin khoshuu * Sergelen zasgiin khoshuu * Setsen khan khoshuu * Setsen zasgiin khoshuu * Üizen zasgiin khoshuu * Khurts zasgiin khoshuu * Khuuchid zasgiin khoshuu * Erdene zasgiin khoshuu * Erkh zasgiin khoshuu * Erkhemseg zasgiin khoshuu * Yalguusan khutuktu's shabiЯлгуусан хутагтын шавь (Сэцэн хан аймаг)
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Sechen Khans

# Sholoi (1627–1655), son of Morbuim, succeeded his brother Khar Zagal in 1627. First with the title of Sechen Khan. # Babu (1655–1683), fifth son of Sholoi. # Norov (1683–1688), third son of Babu. # Ilden Ravdan (1688–1690) # Ömkhei (1691–1709), grandson of Norov. # Günchin (1709–1728), first son of Ömkhei. # Tsevdenbanjuur (1728–1733), first son of Günchin. # Choizav (1733–1735), grandson of Norov. # Damiran (1735–1751), second son of Günchin. # Manybadar (1751–1767), first son of Damiran. # Tsevdenjav (1767–1788), second son of Damiran. # Tseveendorj (1788–1795), first son of Tsevdenjav. # Puntsagdorj (1795), second son of Tsevdenjav. # Sanzaidorj (1796–1800), first son of Tseveendorj. # Mahashiri (1800–1807) # Enkhtör (1807–1817), first son of Mahashiri. # Artased (1817–1875), son of Enkhtör. # Tserendorj (1875–1893), son of Artased. # Demchigdorj (1893–1909), son of Tserendorj. # Navaanneren (1910–1923), eldest son of Tserendondov, who was the son of Orjinjav the son of Artased.

''chigulgan daruga''

# Tsevdenbanjuur (1728-1733), Sechen khan # Choizav (1733-1736), Sechen khan # Damiran (1736–1750), Sechen khan # Demchig (1750-1753), Ilden jün van # Manybadar (1753–1767), Sechen khan # Bazarsad (1767-1768), Jasagh van # Tsevdenjav (1768–1782), Sechen khan # Gonchigjav (1782–1790), Jasagh Darkhan van # Sanzaidorj (1790-1800), Ilden jün van # Beil Dagdandorj (1800-1802), Sechen van # Gombojav (1802-1805), Jonon jasagh # Mahashiri (1806–1807), Sechen khan # Daramshir (1807-1813), Darkhan van # Enkhtör (1813-1817), Sechen khan # Artased (1817–1830), Sechen khan # Tserendorj (1830-1846), Darkhan van # Gonchigjav (1846-1856), Sechen van # Dejiddorj (1856-1857), beis # Togtokh-tör (1857-1868), Ilden jün van # Erdene-togtool (1868-1875), gün # Manjbazar (1875-1882), Ilden van # Tserendorj (1882-1892), Sechen khan # Namjildendev (1892), Jasagh van # Tserensandüi (1893), Sechen van # Demchigdorj (1896), Sechen khan # Dorjpalam (1897-1910), Ilden van # Gombosüren (1910-1914), beis # Tsogbadrakh (1915-1919), Jonon van # Navaanneren (1920-1921), Erdene dalai van

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