MONGOLTheareaofwhatisnowMongoliahasbeenruledbyvariousnomadicempires,includingtheXiongnu,theXianbei,theRouran,theTurkicKhaganate,andothers
In1206,GenghisKhanfoundedtheMongolEmpire,andhisgrandsonKublaiKhanconqueredChinatoestablishtheYuanDynasty
AfterthecollapseoftheYuan,theMongolsretreatedtoMongoliaandresumedtheirearlierpatternoffactionalconflictandoccasionalraidsontheChineseborderlands
Inthe16thand17thcenturies,MongoliacameundertheinfluenceofTibetanBuddhism
TheTibetaninfluenceofMongoliadatesbacktotheTibetanempireexpansionofCentralAsiaandSouthAsia
Attheendofthe17thcentury,allofMongoliahadbeenincorporatedintothearearuledbytheManchus'QingDynasty
DuringthecollapseoftheQingDynastytheMongolsestablishedTemporaryGovernmentofKhalkhain30November1911
On29December1911Mongoliadeclaredindependencefromthe