Brief History of Mongolia

Inner Mongolia was established under the Han Chinese Ming Dynasty (CE 1368-1644), after the Mongol Chinese Yuan Dynasty had been overthrown. Mongolia was divided into two regions: Dada and Wala, or “Northern” and “Southern” Mongolia and is now what is present day Outer and Inner Mongolia. Due to the presence of the Gobi desert, Outer and Inner Mongolia always had a natural barrier, which weakened any bond that might exist even on an ethnic basis. However, due to its location, Inner Mongolia has become more ethnically mixed than Outer Mongolia.