The Archive · 1936

WOMAN "AT. HEAD OF MONGOL ARMY Young Widow of Prince Now!

in Command' of Troops A woman is now. leading a: Mongol army-in troubled 'Suiyuan to defend territory lett by her late husband, according to' the Central new 'She fs Mfiss. Chi Chin-feng, 20-year-old! widow of the late Prince Shih, hhead® of "the Olanchab Banner in West Suiyuan who died following a brief illness. last' month. Prince Shih has no children and in addition his wife he "is survived by a pretty 19-year-old concubine, stated that when Prince Shih was living Miss Chi, who 1s a middle school graduate and has n good command of the Chinese and Mongolian languages, handled the more import-fant affairs for her husband and has been responsible for helping him formulate the polities! administration in Olanchab "Banner.

Following the death of her husband. Miss Chi took over the banner government and has maintained strict peace and order in the area left by her husband. The palace which she lives in is protected by 300 trusted bodyguards while 800 are posted at strategic points in the territory under her contro.

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