Nima-odsor
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Nima-odsor was an Inner Mongolia
n politician of the Republic of China
, shot to death by assassins on an intercity bus ride.
as Ням-осор (Nyam-osor). It was transcribed into Chinese as . Newspaper reports transcribed these Chinese characters back into English with a variety of unusual spellings, including Ni-Ma-O-Teh-Su-Erh and Ne-Mo-Ngoh-Ta-U-Erh. He also used the Chinese name
Ni Kuan-chou .
and of the Mongol Local Autonomy Political Affairs Committee
. He was a close associate of Ünenbayan and Jodbajab
. In January 1936, Nima-odsor, Ünenbayan, Serengdongrub
, and Demchugdongrub
went to Zhangbei
for a meeting with Jodbajab. In that meeting, they discussed Jodbajab's deployment of cavalry police in six counties in northern Chahar Province (demilitarised by the Chin–Doihara Agreement in the wake of the North Chahar Incident
) in response to Manchukuo troops' occupation of the area under Li Shouxin
the previous month.
After the meeting ended, on 23 January Nima-odsor took a bus to return to Kalgan
; gunmen in civilian clothes stopped the bus, boarded it, identified Nima-odsor, shot him at point blank range, and then fled without harming any other passengers. The Japanese denied any connection and claimed it had been done by Chinese agents. Newspaper reports at the time suggested Nima-odsor thought that Jodbajab had exceeded his authority and that there might be some conflict between the two. Later scholarly sources conclude that the assassination was a Japanese plot in response to Nima-odsor's Mongol nationalism and opposition to Japanese expansionism. In the aftermath, Demchugdongrub, who had been working with the Japanese, stated that he knew in advance of a (failed) Japanese plot to assassinate Ünenbayan, but the assassination of Nima-odsor came as a complete surprise to him, because he thought the latter would be protected by Jodbajab.
The most notable consequence of Nima-odsor's assasination was that his friend Jodbajab was intimidated into further cooperation with the Japanese, and joined Demchugdongrub's Mongol Military Government soon after.
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
n politician of the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
, shot to death by assassins on an intercity bus ride.
Names
His Mongolian name would be written in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabetMongolian Cyrillic alphabet
The Mongolian Cyrillic script is the writing system used for the Khalkha dialect of the Mongolian language as the standard dialect of the modern state of Mongolia. Cyrillic has not been adopted by the Khalkha in the Inner Mongolia region of China, who still use the Mongolian script.Mongolian...
as Ням-осор (Nyam-osor). It was transcribed into Chinese as . Newspaper reports transcribed these Chinese characters back into English with a variety of unusual spellings, including Ni-Ma-O-Teh-Su-Erh and Ne-Mo-Ngoh-Ta-U-Erh. He also used the Chinese name
Chinese name
Personal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is written with the family name first and the given name next, therefore "John-Paul Smith" as a Chinese name would be "Smith John-Paul"...
Ni Kuan-chou .
Career
Nima-odsor was a member of the Central Committee of the KuomintangKuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
and of the Mongol Local Autonomy Political Affairs Committee
Mongol Local Autonomy Political Affairs Committee
The Mongol Local Autonomy Political Affairs Committee , also referred to as the Pailingmiao Council or Peilingmiao Council, was a political body of ethnic Mongols in the Republic of China...
. He was a close associate of Ünenbayan and Jodbajab
Jodbajab
Jodbajab was a military officer and government official in the Inner Mongolia area under the late Qing Dynasty, Republic of China, and Mengjiang governments...
. In January 1936, Nima-odsor, Ünenbayan, Serengdongrub
Serengdongrub
Serengdongrub was an Inner Mongolian politician in the Republic of China. An ethnic Mongol, he was a native of Harqin Middle Banner .-Names:...
, and Demchugdongrub
Demchugdongrub
Prince Demchugdongrub was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia. He was the chairman of Mengjiang, a Japanese puppet state in World War II....
went to Zhangbei
Zhangbei (town)
Zhangbei is a town in and the seat of government of Zhangbei County, Hebei, China....
for a meeting with Jodbajab. In that meeting, they discussed Jodbajab's deployment of cavalry police in six counties in northern Chahar Province (demilitarised by the Chin–Doihara Agreement in the wake of the North Chahar Incident
North Chahar Incident
The North Chahar Incident between Japan and China in June 1935, resulted in an agreement that demilitarized Chahar province.In June 1935, four Japanese soldiers entered the Changpei District of Chahar province, north of the Great Wall, on a journey to Kalgan and Peiping. They were detained because...
) in response to Manchukuo troops' occupation of the area under Li Shouxin
Li Shouxin
Li Shouxin was a general in Manchukuo, followed by Mengjiang during the Second Sino-Japanese War.-Biography:Of ethnic Mongol descent, Li was born into a family of minor landlords...
the previous month.
After the meeting ended, on 23 January Nima-odsor took a bus to return to Kalgan
Kalgan
Kalgan may refer to:* Kalgan, Western Australia, a town*Kalgan River, in Western Australia*An earlier name for Zhangjiakou, in Hebei Province, China*A name used by World Of Warcraft developer Tom Chilton...
; gunmen in civilian clothes stopped the bus, boarded it, identified Nima-odsor, shot him at point blank range, and then fled without harming any other passengers. The Japanese denied any connection and claimed it had been done by Chinese agents. Newspaper reports at the time suggested Nima-odsor thought that Jodbajab had exceeded his authority and that there might be some conflict between the two. Later scholarly sources conclude that the assassination was a Japanese plot in response to Nima-odsor's Mongol nationalism and opposition to Japanese expansionism. In the aftermath, Demchugdongrub, who had been working with the Japanese, stated that he knew in advance of a (failed) Japanese plot to assassinate Ünenbayan, but the assassination of Nima-odsor came as a complete surprise to him, because he thought the latter would be protected by Jodbajab.
The most notable consequence of Nima-odsor's assasination was that his friend Jodbajab was intimidated into further cooperation with the Japanese, and joined Demchugdongrub's Mongol Military Government soon after.