Bayan Tumen

Bayan Tümen belongs to the eastern Mongolian steppe near the Kherlen River, whose course runs east towards Lake Hulun. In 1821 a settlement with a religious establishment and a banner administration was founded here at the initiative of the noble Minjuurdorj. Its place in the open river country reflects the connection between Buddhist institutions, local administration and the pastoral communities of the eastern steppe.