The
Eight Banners are former administrative divisions of China into which all
Manchu households were placed, primarily for military purposes.[1]
Banner (Qosighun or khoshun) as former division of all
Mongols under Qing rule (includes Inner/
Outer Mongolia) grouped in aimag (league), sometimes transcribed by hoshuns or khoshuns, were the
battalion level of administrative/military subdivision in the Mongol army.[2]
^Elliott, Mark C. (2001). The Manchu way: the eight banners and ethnic identity in late imperial China. Palo Alto, California: Stanford University Press.
ISBN978-0-8047-4684-7.
^Grousset, René (1970). The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p.
530.
ISBN978-0-8135-0627-2.
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The
Eight Banners are former administrative divisions of China into which all
Manchu households were placed, primarily for military purposes.[1]
Banner (Qosighun or khoshun) as former division of all
Mongols under Qing rule (includes Inner/
Outer Mongolia) grouped in aimag (league), sometimes transcribed by hoshuns or khoshuns, were the
battalion level of administrative/military subdivision in the Mongol army.[2]
^Elliott, Mark C. (2001). The Manchu way: the eight banners and ethnic identity in late imperial China. Palo Alto, California: Stanford University Press.
ISBN978-0-8047-4684-7.
^Grousset, René (1970). The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p.
530.
ISBN978-0-8135-0627-2.
This
article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an
internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.