| Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China This article is part of the series: Political divisions of China |
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A league (Mongolian: Аймаг aimag or, historically, Чуулга chuulghan; Chinese: 盟, pinyin: méng) 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 banners belonging to it. The original six leagues were Jirim, Juu Uda, Josutu, Xilingol, Ulanqab, and Yeke Juu. More were added in the subsequent centuries. Today, leagues belong to the 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.
| Name | Simplified Chinese |
Pinyin | Capital | Date abolished | Replaced with |
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| Present-day leagues | |||||
| Alashan | 阿拉善 | Ālāshàn | Bayanhot | ||
| Xilingol | 锡林郭勒 | Xīlínguōlè | Xilinhot | ||
| Hinggan | 兴安 | Xīng'ān | Ulaanhot | ||
| Former leagues | |||||
| Bayan Nur | 巴彦淖尔 | Bāyànnào'ěr | Linhe | December 1, 2003 | Bayan Nur prefecture-level city |
| Chahar | 察哈尔 | Cháhā'ěr | Baochang | October 1, 1958 | merged into Xilingol League |
| Hulunbuir | 呼伦贝尔 | Hūlúnbèi'ěr | Hailar | October 10, 2001 | Hulunbuir prefecture-level city |
| Hulunbuir-Nawenmuren | 呼伦贝尔纳文慕仁 | Hūlúnbèi'ěr Nàwénmùrén | |||
| Jirim | 哲里木 | Zhélǐmù | Tongliao | January 13, 1999 | Tongliao prefecture-level city |
| Josutu | 卓索图 | Zhuósuǒtú | before 1949 | currently distributed among Fuxin, Chaoyang, Chifeng prefecture-level cities | |
| Juu Uda | 昭乌达 | Zhāowūdá | Chifeng | October 10, 1983 | Chifeng prefecture-level city |
| Nawenmuren | 纳文慕仁 | Nàwénmùrén | Zhalantun | ||
| Ulanqab | 乌兰察布 | Wūlánchábù | Jining | December 1, 2003 | Ulanqab prefecture-level city |
| Yeke Juu | 伊克昭 | Yīkèzhāo | Dongsheng | February 26, 2001 | Ordos prefecture-level city |
