Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region within China and shares a large part of China’s border with Mongolia. Approximately 40% of Mongolia’s territory lies within China’s borders. The autonomous region of Inner Mongolia was formed in 1947, combining the former provinces of Suiyuan, Chahar, Rehe, Liaobei, and Xing’an, as well as the northern parts of Gansu and Ningxia.
When considering Mongolian history, the Mongolian empire became unstable after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty in 1368 due to internal conflict and competition for power among the Golden Horde princes. The vast size of the empire made it difficult to maintain control. The passing of the last Golden Horde khan in 1636 and the rise of the Qing Dynasty in 1644 made southern Mongolia (inner Mongolia) vulnerable to occupation.
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