THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 1
December 1 in history
What happened on December 1: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1911, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Outer Mongolia declares independence
1 Dec 1911 — As the Qing dynasty falls, Outer Mongolia declares independence under the Bogd Khan. From 1921 it becomes a Soviet-protected people’s republic. The Republic will not inherit the whole Qing empire: on the map, its edges break away before the center has even failed.
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