About Jodbajab
Lived 1876 – 1947 (aged 70–71). Jodbajab was a Chinese military personnel.
Names Historical sources refer to him under a variety of names: Jodubjab or Jodubdjabu, Roman spellings of his Mongolian name based on the Classical Mongolian alphabet This occurred in March 1912. He led an attack in an attempt to recover the area, but on 28 August was taken prisoner and held in Urga (today Ulaanbaatar). He would be released in 1915 under the terms of the Treaty of Kyakhta (1915). After his return to Inner Mongolia, he was commended by Yuan Shikai's government and commissioned as a lieutenant general. From there he rose to become the senior amban in Chahar Province. However, in early 1936, Nima-odsor, who was Jodubjab's close friend and advisor, was assassinated by the Japanese for his Mongol nationalism and opposition to Japanese expansionism. In response, Jodubajab, intimidated, began to collaborate with Japan's territorial designs on Inner Mongolia, sparking the ire of Mongol nationalists. In February of that year, he and Li Shouxin seized control of the postal administration in six districts of eastern Chahar Province. In November of that year, he participated in the Suiyuan campaign. In 1937 he was appointed one of two deputy commanders of the Mongol Pao An Tui (蒙古保安隊) along with .
Jodubajab was captured during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria during the final days of World War II and again taken to Ulaanbaatar as a prisoner, where he died.
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Who was Jodbajab?
Chinese politician
When was Jodbajab born?
Jodbajab was born in 1876 in Plain and Bordered White Banner.
When did Jodbajab die?
Jodbajab died in 1947.
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Jodbajab was a military personnel.
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Jodbajab was Chinese.
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