MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · December 1
THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 1
December 1 in history
1911 — Mongolia leaves
1 Dec 1911 — As the Qing falls, Outer Mongolia declares independence under the Bogd Khan; from 1921 a Soviet-protected people’s republic. The Qing empire does not pass whole to the Republic — watch the map’s edges break away before the center even fails.
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