Siziwang Banner

Coordinates: 41°31′59″N 111°42′24″E / 41.53306°N 111.70667°E / 41.53306; 111.70667

Dorbod (Siziwang) Banner (Mongolian: ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Dörbed qosiɣu; Chinese: 四子王旗; pinyin: Sìzǐwáng Qí) is a banner (county equivalent) in the Ulanqab region of Inner Mongolia, China, which is located about 80 km (50 mi) north of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia.

Administration

The county seat is Wulanhua Town, which has a population of about 200,000. Administratively, Siziwang is within the jurisdiction of Ulaan Chab prefecture-level city.

History

Chinese siziwang literally means "four princes", while Mongolian dorbed means "of four". The name comes from four Mongol brothers, Sengge (僧格), Suonuobu (索諾布), Emubu (鄂木布) and Yi'erzhamu (伊爾扎木), who were descendants of Hasar, a brother of Genghis Khan. They led their tribe in participating in the Manchu Qing Dynasty's conquest of Ming China in the early 17th century. In recognition of their service, the Qing court made Emubu the Duoluo Commandery Prince (多羅郡王) in 1649 and settled their tribe in the area of modern Siziwang Banner. The title was hereditary and passed through fourteen of his descendants before communist China abolished all hereditary titles in Inner Mongolia in 1949. The last prince, Sudanamuchaogeji (蘇達那木朝格吉), died as a private citizen in 1957. There is a sculpture of the four original princes in Wulanhua, erected in 2003.