Manj ambanii khurliin dugan
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Manj ambanii khurliin dugan ,English name: The assembly temple of the Manchu amban,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Temple :
Temple
Aimag Temple located in :
Ulan Bator
Sum Temple located in :
At School 21
Old Aimag Name :
Ulaanbaatar
Description of location :
The area of the South-Eastern quarter (Züün ömnöd khoroo) had many districts, such as the residences of the Manchu and Mongol amban (‘governor’, since 1786), and Tsewangiin khoroo, Setsen khanii khoroo. An archive and a prison were also situated nearby. The district where the Manchu and Mongol governors had their residences was called Amban khanii khoroo. Today, the Technical University on Baga Toiruu, the Ulaanbaatar Hotel and the Mongolian State University of Education occupy the area. GPS was taken at School No. 21.
GPS readings :
North 47° 54’ East 106° 55’
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
There are no visible remains as this area has been completely redeveloped. (However, two old wooden buildings are located in this area, but they seem to have been built later than the Manchu period.)
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
Monks in Old Temple :
Notes :
The area of the South-Eastern quarter (Züün ömnöd khoroo) had many districts, such as the residences of the Manchu and Mongol amban (‘governor’, since 1786), and Tsewangiin khoroo, Setsen khanii khoroo. An archive and a prison were also situated nearby. The district where the Manchu and Mongol governors had their residences was called Amban khanii khoroo. Today, the Technical University on Baga Toiruu, the Ulaanbaatar Hotel and the Mongolian State University of Education occupy the area.
According to O. Pürew (p. 37.) the last Manchu amban, San-duo, who lived in Ikh Khüree until 1911, moved his residence from the above-mentioned area, and had his residence and shrine, Manj ambanii khurliin dugan, on the east bank of East-Selbe River south of the present Lion Bridge (Arslantai güür) located near the present-day School No. 21. The drawing by an unknown painter, exhibited in Ulaanbaatar City Museum, also marks the place of this temple to the east of the residence of the Manchu governor.
No further details of this temple could be found. See UBNR 949 AM.pdf for information. All data on this temple is kindly provided by Kristina Teleki and Zsuzsa Majer who retain copyright. See relevant section in Monasteries and Temples of Bogdiin Khüree, Ikh Khüree or Urga, the Old Capital City of Mongolia in the First Part of the Twentieth Century: Zsuzsa Majer, Krisztina Teleki Budapest, Hungary. Ulaanbaatar 2006
Form Number :
UBNR 949
Survey Team :
Team C