Place:Börtala Mongol, Sinkiang, People's Republic of China

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NameBörtala Mongol
Alt namesBörtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
TypeUnknown
Located inSinkiang, People's Republic of China


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Bortala is an autonomous prefecture for Mongol people in the northern middle of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. It has an area of . Bole is its capital. "Boro tala" comes from the Mongolian language and means "brown steppe".

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History

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The Tang dynasty created the in this area. During the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the area was the territory of the Oirats. Chahar Mongols were moved here during the Qing dynasty from Kalgan, while Torghuud Oirats moved eastwards from the Volga.

The People's Republic of China established the autonomous prefecture on July13, 1954.

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