Great Mongol State Их Монгол Улс |
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| Motto: "Тэнгэрийн ордууд илгээгдэв" "Tengeriin orduud il" ("The Hordes of Heaven Be Sent") |
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| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | |
| Official languages | Mongolian | |
| Ethnic groups | Mongolic and Turkic peoples, Tibetans, Han Chinese | |
The Great Unified Domain of all the Mongol Peoples (Mongolian: Бүх монгол үндэстнүүдийн нэгдсэн нэгдсэн улс, Bükh mongol ündestnüüdiin negdsen negdsen uls) and later the Nation of the Heavenly Hordes (Mongolian: Тэнгэрийн ордны үндэстэн, Tengeriin ordny ündesten) also known as the Great Mongol State or Fascist Mongolia, was the Mongolian state that existed from 1933 to 1944 under the real of Mijiddorjiin Monkhbat, who proclaimed himself the Great Khan of Mongolia.
Khan Mijiddorjiin, who succeeded Khorloogiin Choibalsan as the Chairman of the Litttle State Khural of the People's Mongolian Republic, made it plain that the Mongolic peoples were going to continue to suffer under the hands of foreign rule, namely that of Russia and China. From 1930-1933, Mijiddorjiin disbanded the Communist Party (although employed its former members) to find the Heavenly Horde (Тэнгэрлэг Орд, Tengerleg Ord).
Despite beginning as a Mongol-oriented state, the annexations of Xinjiang, Tibet and parts of Central Asia turned the Great Mongol State into a pan-Turanic multi-ethnic empire, just as the Golden Horde, Mongol Empire and Yuan Dynasty before it.
Akin to the Nazi Party of our OTL, this Heavenly Horde usurped complete and total power in Mongolia, eliminating all opposition. He industrialized and modernizes the Mongolian military, I don't know how yet, but he dies. From 1933 to 1941, Mijiddorjiin put the majority of his focus on invading northern China, seeing how China was weak and outdated, however knew that he would have lots of trouble with Russia. He entered into an alliance with Japan and Turkey.
In 1935, with the Xinjiang Operations, Mijiddorjiin was able to win the support of Uyghur separatists, incorporating Xinjiang into the Great Mongol State. In 1941, Mijiddorjiin finally ordered war against Russia, and invaded Buryatia - which failed miserably in 1943.
The Great Mongol State would collapse when the Eastern Axis collapsed, and its member states declared war against one another, as well as the Russian counteroffensives that ultimately led to the capture of Ulaanbaatar in 1944.
History[]
Mijiddorjiin, unlike past Mongol rulers, who thrived on nomadic lifestyles, wanted settled communities of Mongols throughout Eurasia, where Mongols can give birth to many future generations. Mijiddorjiin reserved the nomadic traditions for the military. Therefore, Mijiddorjiin funded the building of settled communities.
In 1934, Mijiddorjiin, in seeing that China was outdated and weak, led the North China Offensive (Хойд Хятадын довтолгоо), in which Mongolian forces easily defeated the Chinese forces. Taking only one year, the Mongolians were able to conquer the Great Wall, to which the Khan boasted about. Despite desperate Chinese attempts to re-take it, Mongolian forces held on.
In seeing just how outdated, weak and a huge lack of modern military supplies existed in China, many Chinese signed agreements with the Khan to form puppet states, similar to the Mancukuo of Imperial Japan. Initially, the Khan wanted an all-Mongolian military and elite, but figured that puppet armies would serve him well.
In 1934-1935, representatives from the Great Mongol State persuaded Uyghur leaders to rebel against the Chinese, allowing the Mongol State to easily annex Xinjiang. Mijiddorjiin incorporated both Uyghurs and Huis into the Western Horde. Many Mongolian leaders disagreed with the Khan's decision to invade Xinjiang, since he had simply wanted to unify all of the Mongolic peoples.
Soon, the Khan began to integrate Turkic peoples into the Empire.
Mijiddorjiin had eyed Tibetan, since it was the capital of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1937, the Great Mongol State marched its troops into Tibet. However, unlike typical invasions, Mijiddorjiin ordered his troops to bow down to the Dali Lama with respect, and provide him with the utmost protection.
Mijiddorjiin referred to it as "...an invasion of servants", and referred to his troops as servants of the Daili Lama.
In 1942, Mongolian forces invaded Central Asia, and were able to integrate parts of it into the Mongol State, thanks to traitorous Central Asians turning against Russia. This is when Alexander I had begun to realize that while the Russians were capable to defeating the Great Mongol State, it posed a serious threat that could not be defeated overnight.
In 1943 however, Mijiddorjiin's military doctine backfired on him when the various generals and leaders began to factionalize, and as a result, turn on each other, plunging the Great Mongol State into civil war. In addition, the Eastern Axis collapsed due to this very same reason, leading the Khan to declare war against Japan and Turkey, exploited by Russia and the Kuomintang.
At this point in time, Mijiddorjiin knew he had committed a serious blunder, as the Aerial Horde had no capabilities to fight a three-front war, against Russia, China and now Japan, both of whom had possessed larger air forces than itself. As such, the Khan finally ordered all Mongol forces to retreat into traditional Mongol lands for a final defense, but it was too late. Half of his generals had abandoned him, his orders not being obeyed.
Therefore, Mijiddorjiin led one last by charge, by mounting a cavalry unit, assembling the forces still loyal to him, composing of Ground as well as Aerial Horde fighters, and leading the infamous "Last Horde", by leading a suicidal offensive against the advancing Russian 3rd, 4th and 5th Armies of the Siberia Front. The entire Last Horde perished in the attack.
Mijiddorjiin's body, as well as those of the Last Horde was received by the advancing Russian forces, who proceeded to use it as a propaganda tool for Mongolian fighters to surrender.
Towards the end of 1943, Russian soldiers captured Ulaanbaatar, and gave Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia to the control of Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China.
Military[]
Like in the past Mongol Empire, Khan Mijiddordin allowed his generals to take control of their respective military factions, which allowed for the expansion of the Great Mongol State. The official name was Ikh Ord, literally Mongolian for "Great Horde" (Их Орд).
At the height of its power, the Great Mongol State possessed the world's largest military, and was one of the three military superpowers of the Pacific region, competing with Russia and Japan. While Japan possessed Asia's largest navy, the Mongols posessed the largest land force.
However, having the world's largest-standing military came mostly due to the unethical use of Hans and even Hui prisoners and slaves in "Redemption Battalions" (Золилтын батальонууд), consisting or poorly-armed/poorly-trained fighters to assist the elite infantry and mechanized units (often consisting of ethnic Mongols, Tibetans and even Uyghurs), in partaking in suicidal charges against Russian and Kuomintang gunners.