Only large one among 11
remained stele fragments in Kheseg Baishin is being preserved in Mongolian
National Museum. This stele was found from the place named Some Houses in Busyn
Chuluu in Ikh Khet Soum, Dundgobi Aimag by a Russian Mongolist V.A.Kazakyevich
and a writer D.Natsagdorj in 1923. And the stele had been broken into 11
fragments when it was found. There
is an ancient city ruin in the site of the stele. A main building in Kheseg
Baishin was square-shaped and surrounded by a stone fortress. The fortress
measures 33mx28mx4m. The gate is on southern part of the fortress and a turtle
stone is located in front of the gate. When pink granite fragments of the stele
were assembled, it measured 128.2x66x14cm. Inscriptions in Mongolian are on its
3 sides. Top of the Stele is smooth and two adjacent sides are patterned with a
swastika in the centre. After erecting the fragments, researchers wrote down
the inscription but not in full. However, as a result of it, it was proved to
be a historical memorial which dates back to the 17th century. In 1925 Institute for
Scripture Research brought these fragments to State National Museum, but ten of
them had already been lost including a copy and a mold of the monument
discovered by a Mongolist V.A.Kazakyevich and a writer D.Natsagdorj. Kh.Perlee
studied a remained one inscription and had
it published. This inscription wasn’t able to account for the stele completely,
but number of things became clear as a consequence of comparison with other
facts and documents. Queen of Mongolian Prince Erdene had this stele erected in
honor of her husband. Following some information was gathered and written down
based on the remained inscription: “In the beginning of the 17th century Avga, Uzemchin, Khuuchid and
Sunid tribes of Inner Mongolia moved to Setsenkhan Aimag of Khalkh and
inhabited around River Kherlen opposing Ligden khan’s policy of uniting all
Mongolians; during the period of Batmunkh Dayan khan domestic conflict among
Mongolian noblemen had abated for some period of time and built a friendly relationship
with China; Erdene Nomch and Bold headed some of the people who moved to Khalkh
fleeing from Ligden khan; Prince Erdene who arrived Khalkh from Inner Mongolia,
6 tribes under Degelei and Avga tribe contributed to build the stele; the
reason why the stele was erected is for the builder’s current life as well as
afterlife; chief Chui participated in the construction of some buildings in
Kheseg Baishin”.