Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Kung Sang No Erh Pu

Prince Khalachin

貢染諾布字樂亭

(Kung Sang No Erh Pu)

Prince Khalachin was born in the Chogot'u League of Inner Mongolia in 1867. After having mastered both the Chinese and Mongolian languages, he went to Japan for further education. He stayed in Japan for several years and acquired a good command of the language. Upon his return to Mongolia, he introduced many modern improvements especially in respect to educational system. He engaged a large number of Japanese teachers for the schools and started many new educational institutions. He was responsible for sending of many young Mongols to Japan to pursue modern education. Princess Khalachin is a sister of Prince Su, thus Prince Khala-chin was very influential with the Imperial Ching Household. He was for many years Prince by heredity of the Right Wing of the Khalachin Tribe of the Chosot'u League of Inner Mongolia. In 1911 there came the first Revolution which resulted in the establishment of the Republic and the raising of the status of Mongolia to the same level as that of China Proper. Mongols were consequently invited to participate in the organization of the National Parliament. For loyality to the Republic Prince Khalachin was promoted from Second to First Class Prince in October 1912 by Yuan Shih-kai. In 1913 he was elected a Senator of the First Parliament. In January 1914 Parliament was dissolved and in May the same year he was appointed Director of the Bureau for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs. He was concurrrently Tu-tung or Lieutenant General of the Plain White Banner under the Manchu Military Organization. In July 1917 when the boy emperor of the Ching Household was restored by Chang Hsun, Prince Khalachin was appointed President of the Board of Colonial Affairs. But the restoration was short lived, and he remained as Director of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs as usual. He was removed from the Directorship in April 1922 and was at the same time appointed Chong Wei Chiangchun, Marshal of the College of Marshals, Peking. In February 1923 Prince Khalachin was again appointed Director of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Bureau. This position he is still holding. He is also Prince of the First Order of the Right Wing of the Khalachin Tribe of the Chosot’u League of Inner Mongolia, has been awarded the First Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho and also the Second Class Wenfu.