Genepil
| Genepil Женепил Хатан ᠭᠡᠨᠡᠩᠫᠢᠯ ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ | |
|---|---|
| Khatun of Mongolia | |
| Tenure | December 1923 – 20 May 1924 |
| Predecessor | Dondogdulam Khatun |
| Successor | Monarchy abolished |
| Born | Tseyenpil 1905 Khentii Province, Outer Mongolia, Qing Empire |
| Died | May 1938 (aged 32–33) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic |
| Spouse | Unknown first husband (sep. or div. 1923) Luvdanasamba (m. between 1924-1938)[a] |
| Issue | Several, including Tserenkhand |
| House | Imperial House of Bogd |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
Genepil[b] (1905 – May 1938) was the last queen consort of Mongolia, married to Bogd Khan.[1][2] She was queen consort for less than a year in 1924.[3] Genepil was executed in May 1938 as part of the Stalinist repressions in Mongolia.[4][5][6]
Queen consort
Genepil was born Tseyenpil in 1905 to a family in Northern Mongolia, around the Baldan Bereeven Monastery.
After the death of Dondogdulam Khatun in 1923, Genepil was chosen as her successor among a group of women between the ages of 18 and 20 years old who were selected by the king's counsellors.[2][7]Genepil was already married, and some sources identify her husband as the Luvsandamba, the man whose wife she was at the time of her death.[8]
She lived with Bogd Khan until his death on 20 May 1924, when the monarchy was abolished. Genepil returned to her family after leaving the Mongolian court; some sources claim she reunited with Luvsandamba, others he was her.[9]
In 1937, the government of the Mongolian People's Republic accused Genepil of gathering materiel in order to stage an uprising with the help of Japan. She was subsequently arrested and executed in 1938.[2][10][11] She was pregnant at the time of her execution.[12][13][14]
In popular culture
The costume design for the Star Wars character Padmé Amidala took inspiration from a 1921 image of a Mongolian lady that is commonly, though incorrectly, identified as Genepil.[15][16][17]
Notes
- ^ Possibly the same person as her first husband.
- ^
- Mongolian: Гэнэнпил Хатан, romanized: Genenpil Khatan
- Traditional Mongolian: ᠭᠡᠨᠡᠩᠫᠢᠯ ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ
References
- ^ "Последняя хатан Богдо Гегена". asiarussia.ru (in Russian). 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "History Porn Teil LXXI: Geschichte in 28 Wahnsinns-Bildern". Watson (in German). 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Монголын сүүлчийн хатны нулимс". Эх түүхээ сурталчилна (in Mongolian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Last Queen of Mongolia". Tsem Rinpoche.
- ^ Weatherford, Jack (2011). The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire. Broadway Paperbacks. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-307-40716-0.
- ^ "Ж.Сүхбаатар: Би Богд хааны ач охин". ASSA (in Mongolian). 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Последняя хатан Богдо-хана » Сохраним Тибет!". savetibet.ru (in Russian). 28 March 2018.
- ^ "VIII Богд Жавзандамба хутагтын Гэнэнпил хатны тун эмгэнэлтэй түүх". MISS.mn (in Mongolian). 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Sadurní, J. (30 July 2021). "Genepil, la última reina de Mongolia". National Geographic.
- ^ "Монголын сүүлчийн хатны нулимс". Эх түүхээ сурталчилна (in Mongolian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Последняя хатан Богдо Гегена". asiarussia.ru (in Russian). 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Богдын сүүлийн хатан Н.Гэнэнпил". Өглөө.мн (in Mongolian). 5 July 2017.
- ^ Sadurní, J. (30 July 2021). "Genepil, la última reina de Mongolia". National Geographic.
- ^ "VIII Богд Жавзандамба хутагтын Гэнэнпил хатны тун эмгэнэлтэй түүх". MISS.mn (in Mongolian). 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Sood, Amy (18 February 2022). "This photo was taken from a movie scene depicting the Mongolian queen's execution". AFP. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Juszczyk, Georgie (13 February 2020). "The Secret History of Star Wars". MongolInk. ANU Mongolia Institute. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Rungjirajittranon, Montira (25 February 2022). "This photo does not show Mongolian Queen Genepil". AFP Fact Check. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
