League (Inner Mongolia)
A league (Mongolian: chuulghan, Chinese: 盟, pinyin: méng) is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia.Leagues have existed since the Qing Dynasty as a level of government. The head of a league was chosen from jasagh or sula of the bannerss belonging to it.
Today, leagues belong to the prefecture level of the Chinese administrative hierarchy. Of the 9 leagues that existed in the late 1970s, 6 have now been reorganized into prefecture-level cities.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Capital | Date abolished | Replaced with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present-day leagues | |||||
| Alashan | 阿拉善 | Ālāshàn | Alashan Left Banner | ||
| Xilingol | 锡林郭勒 | Xīlínguōlè | Xilinhot | ||
| Xing'an | 兴安 | Xīng'ān | Ulaanhot | ||
| Former leagues | |||||
| Baynnur | 巴彦淖尔 | Bāyànnào'ěr | Linhe | December 1, 2003 | Baynnur prefecture-level city |
| Chahar | 察哈尔 | Cháhā'ěr | Baochang | October 1, 1958 | merged into Xilingol League |
| Hulunbuir | 呼伦贝尔 | Hūlúnbèi'ěr | Hailar | October 10, 2001 | Hulunbuir prefecture-level city |
| Jirim | 哲里木 | Zhélǐmù | Tongliao | January 13, 1999 | Tongliao prefecture-level city |
| Josutu | 卓索图 | Zhuósuǒtú | before 1949 | currently distributed among Fuxin, Chaoyang, Chifeng prefecture-level cities | |
| Juu Uda | 昭乌达 | Zhāowūdá | Chifeng | October 10, 1983 | Chifeng prefecture-level city |
| Ulaan Chab | 乌兰察布 | Wūlánchábù | Jining | December 1, 2003 | Ulaan Chab prefecture-level city |
| Yeke Juu | 伊克昭 | Yīkèzhāo | Dongsheng | February 26, 2001 | Ordos prefecture-level city |
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