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'''Jinong''' ({{Langx|mn|Жонон, Jonon}}) was a title of the [[Mongols]]. It was derived from [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ''Jinwang'' ({{zh|t=晉王|p=jìn wáng|l=Prince of Jin}}, a title for crown prince, similar to [[Prince of Wales]]) although some historians have suggested it originates from ''Qinwang'' ({{zh|t=親王|p=qīnwáng|l=prince}}). Whatever its relation with the Chinese title, the Mongol title was rendered in Chinese as "jinong" ({{zh|t=濟農|p=jǐnóng}}) or "jinang" ({{zh|t=吉囊|p=jínáng}}).

The title of Jinong was first given to Kamala, a grandson of [[Kublai Khan]] in 1292. He served the [[Mausoleum of Genghis Khan#History|mausoleum of Genghis Khan]]. Those who served the mausoleum were called the [[Ordos Mongols|Ordus]] and Jinong came to mean the highest priest of the portable mausoleum. The Ordus lived on the [[Kherlen River]] but later moved to the area now known as [[Ordos Desert|Ordos]]. After [[Dayan Khan]], whose father was the Jinong, unified the [[Mongolian Plateau]], his descendants assumed the position until 1949. During the [[Qing dynasty]] the Jinong also served as the chief of the Yeke Juu League ({{Langx|mn|Их Зуу Чуулга}}) or a [[Eight Banners|banner]] in it.

==See also==
* [[Mausoleum of Genghis Khan]]

==References==
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