1937-09-01 - 1939-01-01

Mongolian Great Purge

Ulaanbaatar and Mongolia-wideMongolia · Stalinist purges shook Mongolia’s political and religious elites and social structure.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Kominka policy intensified in Taiwan
  2. Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  3. Battle of Shanghai
  4. Mongolian Great PurgeCurrent record
  5. Second United Front recognized
  6. Battle of Pingxingguan
  7. Defense of Sihang Warehouse
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Context

The Great Purge shows Mongolia undergoing violent state restructuring rather than sitting as a quiet monochrome background.

Sources and media

Mongolian national archives and EAP Mongolia records are linked.

Media

Khorloogiin ChoibalsanVisual recordKhorloogiin ChoibalsanA portrait connecting Mongolian leadership to purges and wartime mobilization.

Source Trail

Primary SourceNational Central Archives of MongoliaOpen sourceArchiveBritish Library EAP927 · Historical documents from MongoliaOpen source