ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva

The end of a Mongolian-language newspaper From wolf hearts to Xi Jinping thought: Journalist Soyonbo Borjgin talks about growing up in Hohhot and his “re-education” after protests against the suppression of Mongolian language.

Give a listen to Soyonbo's talk on Rhyming Chaos podcast.

Such a bittersweet, yet wholesome episode of Mongolian existence within this racist empire called "PRC" and in the wider world.
www.rhymingchaos.com/p/the-end-of...

The end of a Mongolian-language newspaper From wolf hearts to Xi Jinping thought: Journalist Soyonbo Borjgin talks about growing up in Hohhot and his “re-education” after protests against the suppression of Mongolian language.

Don't skip this Rhyming Chaos podcast, hosted by @goldkorn.bsky.social, in which journalist Soyonbo Borjgin discusses his life in Inner Mongolia, protests against CCP ethnic minority policies, and going through re-education.

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6. Ö'ELÜN EKE

Ö'elün Eke ("Mère Ö'elün"), aussi appelée Ö'elün Üjin ("Dame Ö'elün"), est la mère de Temüjin-Chinggis Khan. Elle est un personnage clé de la vie et de la carrière du conquérant, reconnue comme telle par toutes les sources officielles. 1/17

#MongolAdvent #mongolsky #calavhist

What Happens to Russia’s Ethnic Minorities After the War? Mistreatment, exploitation, and Russia’s own history suggest a precarious postwar future.

Glad to see this essay on Foreign Policy. The racist discrimination & disproportionate mobilization of Russia's minorities hasn't stopped.

We can discuss the "degree" of this essay's arguments, but the fundamentals remain true - Empires will collapse.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/28/r...

YouTube video by Polyglot Gathering A Crash Course on ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ Manchu, China’s Former National Language - Iskandar Ding | PG 2024

Really enjoyed the Manchu crash course by @iskandarding.bsky.social

Mongolia has quite a few Manchu experts, one of whom - Oyunjargal Ochir in her interview to Mongolian National Broadcaster would say "Manchu is the easiest foreign language to learn for Mongols".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt64...

The Xi Jinping School of Journalism • EQUATOR The education and reeducation of a Mongolian reporter

Take time to read Soyonbo Borjigin's personal essay on his career as a journalist in Inner Mongolia.

Reads like a Murakami novel. Intimate and fluent in detailing the cultural, the political and everything else in the liminal.

#mongolsky
www.equator.org/articles/the...

A way to win the tournament by beating a reigning Yokozuna - Hoshoryu Byambasuren twice!

As we say in Mongolian wrestling - Bokh: "You become Avarga (champ) by beating an Avarga"!

May Aonishiki follow the footsteps of many Mongolian rikishi and become the next Yokozuna!

Classical Mongolian (poorly scrawled) as inscription in book

Shakily trying to recall classical Mongolian to write book inscriptions

Tenure-track position (Associate Professor/Professor) at Tohoku University, Center for NorthEast Asian Studies, Basic Research Division for Mongolian and Central Asian Studies.

Need Mongolian or other CA language on top of Japanese.

Deadline March 31, 2026.
www2.cneas.tohoku.ac.jp/news/news251...

The same project SOCIAL but at the University of Zurich is seeking 2 PhD fellows, focused on Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
www.isek.uzh.ch/de/ethnologi...

Physical Asia is a rare show allowing us - Asians, to see each other thru non-eurocentric gaze & it seems everyone is enjoying it.

So fun to observe the different approaches to teamwork & national traits coming thru.

Judging from socmed Team Mongolia is winning hearts & minds wide & deep. :)))

Lovely NHK documentary of rural Mongolian boys practicing Sumo alongside Mongol Bokh, chasing their dream to become professional rikishi one day following the footsteps of so many Mongolian Yokozunas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg9w...

Lediga jobb Välkommen att söka anställning vid Södertörns högskola! Hos oss blandas ämnen, perspektiv, människor och erfarenheter. Här finns de nyfikna och de ifrågasättande. De som söker oväntade kombinationer, ...

Cool PhD opportunity in Sweden at "Sociology of Authoritarian Law in Eurasia (SOCIAL) MSCA Doctoral Networks" research project, seeking Central Asia focused candidate.

If were to apply I'd add CCP & United Russia's activities in CA + Mongolia as data points on SCO, EAEC.
www.sh.se/om-oss/det-h...

Resistance Is Not Futile The moment when democracy bloomed in Mongolia.

Lots of truth in Elbegdorj's latest op-ed:

"These giants (Russia & China) scrutinize every choice we make. Still, Mongolians have preserved self-rule. It comes at a price, but it proves that freedom is not a Western luxury but a universal calling."
www.thefreedomfrequency.org/p/resistance...

History of Mongolian Buddhism – Talk & Discussion Geshe Lharampa Javzandorj Dulamragchaa

This coming Friday, November 7th from 3:30-5:00 pm, His Eminence Khamba Lama Javzandorj Dulamragchaa  will offer a public lecture @ISTB in Vienna on the “History of Mongolian Buddhism”.
 
If you would like to attend, please sign up via email to istb@univie.ac.at.

stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

Mongolian Association for Manchu Studies is co-organizing a Manchu studies International conference w/ Eotvos Lorand University.

Dunno if I mentioned it here, but National Library of Mongolia has a treasure trove of Manchu-language documents, w/out which "Manchu studies" is rather incomplete IMO 🤔

How China Shadowbanned "Mongolian" Somewhere in the system, the name is still there, waiting for its next approval.

‘Across the region, similar scenes were unfolding. In city after city, the words for “Mongolian”, “Manchu”, “Hui”, “Korean” and “Nationality” were being replaced by numbers.’

soyonbo.substack.com/p/how-china-...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

I talked to KG Hutchins @songsforhorses.com about his new book "A Song for the Horses: Musical Heritage for More-than-Human Futures in Mongolia" 🐴🎻

Listen below (or wherever you get your podcasts) to learn about music, climate change & future imaginaries in contemporary Mongolia ⬇️

Really, really, really enjoyed it. :))) Good job giving credits to your Mongolian interlocutors, colleagues and friends. Had a good laugh when "reading the landscape like a music sheet" joke dropped. 😊

Had a very nice chat with Maggie Freeman of the New Books Network's "Nomads Past and Present" series about my book, music, and the environment in Mongolia:
newbooksnetwork.com/a-song-for-t...

the one thing about this map is that it doesn't even give the Mongolian word for these dumplings, бууз. ᠪᠤᠤᠵᠠ in Classical Mongolisn

Mongolian Buddhism: Tradition and Transformation – Talk & Discussion

Zurich's Rietberg museum is running an exhibition on Mongolia through Feb 2026 and as part of the associated events, the Abbot of Gandantegchinlen monastery Javzandorji will give a lecture on Mongolian Buddhism.

I expect similar content to the talk he gave at MAXXI Rome.
rietberg.ch/kalender/819...

Apart from Dalai Lama, many Mongol diaspora organizations have been issuing statements of support for Sanae Takaichi, including the Ulaanbaatar based World Mongol Congress, headed by former President of Mongolia - Elbegdorj Tsakhiagiin, as well as the Southern Mongolian People's Party.

... due to the new coalition partner Ishin's focus on economics.

I am sure I agree. Ishin "replaced" #Komeito precisely coz it is more accommodating for a hawk like #Takaichi to become PM. IMO LDP's core will further embrace Inner Mongolians, Uighurs & Tibetans etc.

Happy to hear other opinions.

As a Mongolian I am pleased with Sanae Takaichi's election as Japan's PM.

A decade ago, someone with such a voice on China's #humanrights record would have been 'too extreme" for PM.

Today I was also told by a Nordic Japan expert that she "would have to tone down her hawkishness to govern" ...

Aand Hoshoryu Byambasuren wins the London tournament.
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President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh's remarks in Mongol Bichig on a honorary guest notebook during his visit to India.

Stresses "...70-yr anniversary of dip ties. Cooperation...based on the common values of Democracy, Freedom, and Justice...mutual trust of people...spiritual links"

Mongolian rikishis in the streets of London. 😀🫶

Left to right:
Maegashira Tamawashi - Batjargalyn Munkh-Orgil
Ozeki Kirishima - Byambachuluuny Lkhagvasuren
Yokozuna Hoshoryu - Sugarragchaagiin Byambasüren (may he come out of the shadow of his uncle)
Maegashira Onokatsu - Batjargalyn Choijilsuren

Now, onto the post!

"The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection" A #guestpiece by Ishembieva Aizat, where she introduces the online #Olufsen Collection from
@nationalmuseet.dk

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Takaichi criticizes China's human right abuses - Japan Today

"I cannot but help feel angry that the Chinese Communist Party's repression continues in Southern Mongolia" said Takaichi as the head of LDP members supporting Mongolians in the area.
#InnerMongolia
japantoday.com/category/pol...