Chahar Province
{{Short description|Province of the Republic of China}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh|察哈爾省}}
{{MongolUnicode|ᠴᠠᠬᠠᠷ
ᠮᠣ᠊᠊ᠵ᠊ᠢ}}}}
| conventional_long_name = Chahar Province
| common_name = Chahar
| subdivision =
| nation = Republic of China
| status_text = Province of the Republic of China (1928–1948)
Province of the People's Republic of China (1948–1952)
| life_span = 1948–1952
| capital = Changyuan{{efn|Zhangjiakou Subprefecture ({{zh |t = 張家口廳 |p = Zhāngjiākǒu Tīng }}), also known as the Zhang Capital ({{zh |t = 張垣 |p = Zhāng Yuán }}), and referred in some older Western literature as Kalgan (Хаалга: Mongolian for gate). Now Zhangjiakou City, Hebei.}}
| today = China
∟ Inner Mongolia
∟ Hebei
∟ Beijing
| date_pre = 1914
| event_pre = Chahar Special Administrative Region established
| year_start = 1928
| year_end = 1952
| event_start =
| date_start =
| image_map = Republic of China edcp location map (disputed territories) Chahar.svg
| image_map_caption = Map of Chahar within the ROC
| p1 = Zhili
| flag_p1 =
| p2 =
| s1 = Hebei
| s2 = Shanxi
| stat_year1 = 1947
| stat_area1 = 278,957
| stat_pop1 = 2,150,054
}}
Chahar ({{langx|mn|{{MongolUnicode|ᠴᠠᠬᠠᠷ}}/ Чахар}}; {{zh|t = 察哈爾|p = Cháhā'ěr|first = t}}), also known as Chaha'er, Chakhar or Qahar, was a province of the Republic of China in existence from 1912 to 1936, mostly covering territory in what is part of Eastern Inner Mongolia. It was named after the Chahar Mongols.
Administration and history
Chahar Province is named after the Chahar, a tribal group of the Mongols who live in that area. The area was controlled (in part or fully) by various empires that ruled over China's north including the Han, Tang, Liao, and Jin dynasties. After the unification of the Mongol tribes under Genghis Khan, the area came under Yuan rule. After the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), the area was a battleground between the Ming dynasty and Northern Yuan. Then the Chahar tribe became the personal appanage of the monarchs of the Northern Yuan dynasty since the reign of Batumongke Dayan Khan (r. 1479–1517). By the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), Chahar was a "Zhangyuan Special Region" ({{lang|zh-hant|張垣特區}}), although Yao Xiguang ({{lang|zh-hant|姚錫光}}) proposed making Chahar a province as early as 1908.{{citation |last = Yao |first = Xiguang |year = 1908 |script-title =zh:籌蒙芻議 |trans-title = A Humble Suggestion on Planning of Mongolia |oclc = 32634034 }}Facsimile reprinted in 1965 in Taipei by Wen-Hai Press {{OCLC|24615818}}
= Republic of China era =
In 1913, the second year of the Republic of China, Chahar Special Administrative Region was created as a subdivision of Zhili Province, containing 6 banners and 11 counties:{{cite book |last1 = Aberle |first1 = David Friend |last2 = Vreeland |first2 = Herbert Harold |year = 1957 |title = Chahar and Dagor Mongol Bureaucratic Administration: 1912–1945 |edition = 2nd |publisher = HRAF Press |location = New Haven, Connecticut }} [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/7421313 OCLC 7421313]
* {{lang|zh-Latn|Zhāngbèi}} ({{lang|zh-hant|張北}})
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In 1928, it became a province. The last five counties on the above list (starting from Xinghe) were partitioned to Suiyuan province. And ten counties were included from Xuanhua Subprefecture (宣化府), Koubei Circuit (口北道), Hebei Province:
* Xuānhuà (宣化)
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All banners belong to the Shilingol League ({{MongolUnicode|ᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ}}{{MongolUnicode|ᠭᠣᠤᠯ}}, 锡林郭勒盟).
From 1937 to 1945, it was occupied by Japan and made a part of Mengjiang, a Japanese-controlled region led by Mongol Prince Demchugdongrub of the Shilingol Alliance. The Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Army Alliance (察哈爾民眾抗日同盟軍) was established in Kalgan on May 26, 1933 by Feng Yuxiang (馮玉祥) and Ji Hongchang (吉鴻昌).
= 1948–1952 =
In 1952, six years after becoming communist, the province was abolished and divided into parts of Inner Mongolia, Beijing Municipality and Hebei.
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| Name
! Administrative Seat ! Simplified Chinese ! Hanyu Pinyin ! Subdivisions |
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| Zhangjiakou
|Zhangjiakou |{{lang|zh-hans|张家口市}} |Zhāngjiākǒu Shì |none |
| Datong
|Datong |{{lang|zh-hans|大同市}} |Dàtóng Shì |none |
| Yanbei Division
|Datong County |{{lang|zh-hans|雁北专区}} |Yànběi Zhuānqū |13 counties |
| Qanan Division
|Xuanhua County |{{lang|zh-hans|察南专区}} |Chánán Zhuānqū |11 counties |
| Qabei Division
|Zhangbei County |{{lang|zh-hans|察北专区}} |Cháběi Zhuānqū |9 counties |
Geography
Chahar Province was divided north-south by the Great Wall, with North Chahar being the larger in area and South Chahar, with the capital, Zhangjiakou, being far larger in population. It had an area of {{convert|278.957|km2|abbr=on}}. In North Chahar most of the land was part of the northeastern extension of the Gobi Desert.
= Bordered =
See also
- {{section link|Inner Mongolia#Republic of China and the Second World War periods}}
Notes
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Category:Provinces of the Republic of China (1912–1949)
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Category:20th century in Inner Mongolia
Category:States and territories established in 1912
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