The Research On The Legitimacy Of The Torghut Khanate(1628-1771)

In the early 17 th century,Torghut moved to the Volga River in the Europe,and set up a Torghut Khanate.The Torghut Khanate has gone through 8 ruler and lasted 140 years.The legitimacy of the Torghut Khanate experienced three historical phases. In the construction phase of the legitimacy, "Mongolia- Oriat Code" and Tibetan Buddhism were two sources. In the stage of maintain the legitimacy, Ayuka Khan consolidated his power through pilgrimage to the Tibetan,Tibetan theocracy and external war to establish the absolute authority of the individual. Ayuka Khan’s rule was a typical charismatic rule, and Torghut Khanate was in the most powerful period.However, "Mongolia- Code" protected the privileges of the nobility,the nobility became stronger and a threat to the Khan’s authority. After Ayuka Khan, the conflict between the nobility led to the suzerainty of Russia. Since then, Russia gained new power to canonized the new Torghut Khan.At the same time, Jungger and Manchu troops attracked the Tibet, the Tibet began to be controlled by the seculer imperial.Torghut Khanate crisis of legitimacy was reflected in three levels. First, at the individual level it was the lack of Khan succession crisis; secondly, in a civilized type of level was the legitimacy crisis of the east nomadic civilization; and finally, at the level of the overall process it was the human theocracy crisis. In the course of human history, the secular authority gradually replaced the theocraticauthority.Eventually, the political interests of the Khanthe, nobility and monk reached a consensus.After the disapprearance of the Junggar Khanate,Torghut went east to the home and maintain the legitimacy of the ruling theocracy.