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Mongolian People's Republic

Period
AD 1926 – AD 1991
Duration
approx. 65 years
Greatest extent
around AD 1946
Area (max.)
approx. 1.6 million km²
Mongolian People's Republic at its greatest extent (around AD 1946) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Mongolian People's Republic — according to the map data from AD 1926 to AD 1991, roughly 65 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Mongolian People's Republic — greatest extent around AD 1946: the mapped borders then cover about 1.6 million km², roughly 1.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 1926Area according to the map data (max. 1.6 million km²)AD 1991

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 1925)

After

  • Mongolia

Neighbours around AD 1946

The largest states in the region at the same time:

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.