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A league (Mongolian language|Mongolian: chuulghan, Chinese language|Chinese: 盟, pinyin: m?ng) is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.

Leagues have existed since the Qing Dynasty as a level of government. The head of a league was chosen from jasagh or sula of the Banner (Inner Mongolia)|banners belonging to it.

Today, leagues belong to the Political divisions of China#Prefecture level|prefecture level of the Chinese administrative hierarchy. Of the 9 leagues that existed in the late 1970s, 6 have now been reorganized into prefecture-level cities.

Leagues of Inner Mongolia

! Simplified Chinese|Simplified<br>Chinese !! Pinyin !! Capital !! Date abolished !! Replaced with
colspan="6" align="center"|Present-day leagues
Alashan League|Alashan	阿拉善	Ālāsh?n	Alashan Left Banner	&nbsp;	&nbsp;
Xilingol	锡林郭勒	Xīl?nguōl?	Xilinhot	&nbsp;	&nbsp;
Xing'an League|Xing'an	兴安	Xīng'ān	Ulaanhot	&nbsp;	&nbsp;
colspan="6" align="center"|Former leagues
Baynnur	巴彦淖尔	Bāy?nn?o'ěr	Linhe	December 1, 2003	Baynnur prefecture-level city
Chahar League|Chahar	察哈尔	Ch?hā'ěr	Baochang	October 1, 1958	merged into Xilingol League
Hulunbuir	呼伦贝尔	Hūl?nb?i'ěr	Hailar, China|Hailar	October 10, 2001	Hulunbuir prefecture-level city
Jirim	哲里木	Zh?lǐm?	Tongliao	January 13, 1999	Tongliao prefecture-level city
Josutu	卓索图	Zhu?suǒt?	&nbsp;	before 1949	currently distributed among Fuxin, Chaoyang, Chifeng prefecture-level cities
Juu Uda	昭乌达	Zhāowūd?	Chifeng	October 10, 1983	Chifeng prefecture-level city
Ulaan Chab	乌兰察布	Wūl?nch?b?	Jining District, Ulaan Chab|Jining	December 1, 2003	Ulaan Chab prefecture-level city
Yeke Juu	伊克昭	Yīk?zhāo	Dongsheng	February 26, 2001	Ordos City|Ordos prefecture-level city

Last Modified:   2005-04-13