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== Invasion of Mongolia ==
== Invasion of Mongolia ==
Ungern invaded Mongolia in October 1920, gaining the support of the Mongolian nobility against [[Republic of China|China]], and created a pro-[[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japanese]] provisional government led by the nobles Luvsantseven and Zhamyan. He then allied with the [[Agvaan Luvsan Choijinnyam Danzan Vanchüg|Bogd Khan]] and defeated the Zhili clique in February 1921. He ruthlessly exploited the Mongolian peasants but did not take from the nobility. Ungern executed the Minister for the Western Province and removed the War Minister from office.<ref name=":03" /><sup>:283–5</sup>
Ungern invaded Mongolia in October 1920, gaining the support of the Mongolian nobility against [[Republic of China|China]], and created a pro-[[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japanese]] provisional government led by the nobles Luvsantseven and Zhamyan. He then allied with the [[Agvaan Luvsan Choijinnyam Danzan Vanchüg|Bogd Khan]] and defeated the Zhili clique in February 1921. He ruthlessly exploited the Mongolian peasants but did not take from the nobility. Ungern executed the Minister for the Western Province and removed the War Minister from office.<ref name=":03" /><sup>:283–5</sup>
Along with General [[Boris Rezukhin|Rezukhin]], Ungern battled the [[Mongolian People's Army|Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army]] in July 1921. They fled into Russia on 24 July and fled back into Mongolia after the Red Army defeated them at Lake Gusinoye on 5 August. Ungern's own Mongolian troops disarmed him when he tried to advance into western Mongolia. The 35th Cavalry Regiment captured him and took him to Novosibirsk, where he was sentenced to death and executed.<ref name=":032">{{Citation|author=A. A. Guber, et al.|year=1973|title=History of the Mongolian People's Republic|title-url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheMPR/page/n116/mode/1up|chapter=The Mongolian People's Revolution and the Proclamation of the Mongolian People's Republic|page=}}</ref><sup>:300–1</sup>


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