Talk:Mongolian nobility

15-17th centuries "Feudal ladder" as listed in some sources

 * Khaan - хаан
 * Jinong - жонон
 * Chinsang - чинсан
 * Daichin - дайчин
 * Boshgotu - бошгот
 * Taizung - тайзун
 * Taishi - тайши
 * Uizeng - үйзэн
 * Zaisang - зайсан
 * Taiji - тайж
 * Tusalagchi - туслагч
 * Zahiragchi - захирагч
 * Meireng - мэйрэн
 * Zalang - залан
 * Zanggi - занги
 * Hunde - хүнд
 * Boshgo - бошго

It seems some govt posts that could be occupied by commoners have been confused with noble titles. But I keep this list here for future refenrences. Gantuya eng (talk) 04:41, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I'm not sure what kind of transcription you adopt. If it is transcription from Classical Mongolian, some are incorrect.

Here is the list of titles for Manchu imperial princes and Mongol princes. It was originally posted at User:Nanshu/Translation and based on 御製增訂清文鑒. I add Mongolian equivalents that are taken from 五體清文鑒. Note that Mongolian spelling does not necessarily follow modern orthography.

--Nanshu (talk) 22:14, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for this table. This ladder seems at some places different from what I learned about the titles used for the Mongolian nobles. I don't know what šidzi and jangdzi were. I thought ǰanggi was the name of a military post. What is "kesig"? Is it "soum" in Mongolia? Soums were administered by ǰanggi. Also frontier stations were commanded by ǰanggi. Are you sure that the titles used by the Manchu nobles were completely identical to the titles used by the Mongol nobles? Were all these titles used throughout the Qing Empire or only in Mongolia and by the Manchus? Gantuya eng (talk) 02:52, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Wow, a lot of questions.
 * A šidzi was the heir to a hošoi cin wang. Similary, a jangdzi was the heir to a doroi giyūn wang.
 * kesig is хишиг in Khalkha Mongolian and meant (imperial) favor.
 * In general, ǰanggi refers to various military ranks and posts. While ǰanggi in the above-mentioned ranks corresponds to 將軍 in Chinese, ǰanggi was usually transcribed as 章京 in Chinese. And, yes, ǰanggi also meant the chief governor of a sumu.
 * To be precise, the above table is of the Manchu imperial family. Those of Mongol princes are slightly different. According to 清史稿/志/職官/理藩院 (sorry, I use the newer compilation for the sake of convenience),
 * For Mongol nobles in Inner Mongolia
 * 親王 (čin vang)
 * 郡王 (giyün vang)
 * 貝勒 (beyile)
 * 貝子 (beyise)
 * 鎮國公 (ulus-un tüsiy-e güng)
 * 輔國公 (ulus-tur tusalaɣči güng)
 * those without ranks: 台吉 (tayiji) and 塔布囊 (tabunang)
 * For tulergi jasak (i.e. the Khalkha, huhu nuur, ūlet, etc): 汗 (han), and
 * 王 (vang), 貝勒 (beyile), 貝子 (beyise) and 公 (güng) + 台吉 (tayiji); there was no tabunang.
 * Not sure if all these titles remained unchanged. At least, the Manchu imperial ranks were slightly reformed. The Republic of China kept these titles and pandered to the nobles with slightly higher ranks.
 * In addition to Manchu princes and Mongol nobles (including the Oyirad), some Muslim rulers of Turkestan were given the above titles of nobility. It's notable that the titles like prince (王, vang) were never given to the Chinese except for the early Three Feudatories.

And I have a question for you. Hoshoi Chin Wang = "Chin Wang twice"? It's a loanword from Manchu and consists of hošo and -i (genitive). hošo means (as dictionaries say) "corner" or "direction". I wonder why this word was used for the noble title. --Nanshu (talk) 23:13, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the interesting comment. I thought "giyün vang" was "zhong" meaning middle. Now I see it's not. Actually I don't know the original meanings of these words. "hoshoi" seems to be the Mongolian word "twice". It's similar to "ZHU-iin hoshoi baatar" -- "twice hero of USSR". Gantuya eng (talk) 01:52, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

What about pre-15th century Mongol Empire? 144.89.195.171 (talk) 21:56, 19 November 2008 (UTC)


 * That's listed here Mongolian nobility Gantuya eng (talk) 03:08, 20 November 2008 (UTC)