Tsogt Taij MONGOLIAN HISTORICAL FULL MOVIE [1/15] English Sub
Tsogt Taij
Mongolia
1945
152 Min
Black and White
Mongolian
DIR T.Khurlee
PROD M.
Bold
SCR B. Renchin,
Yuri Tarich
DP D. Jigjid, B. Demberel, Ganjur
CAST Ts. Tsegmid, A. Tserendendev, Bato-Ochir, Jigmiddorj, Luvsanjamts
MUSIC Damdinsuren
Choghtu Khong Tayiji
Tsoghtu
Khong Tayiji, born Tümengken (
Classical Mongolian: Tümengken čoγtu qong tayiǰi; modern Mongolian: Цогт хунтайж,
Tsogt Khun Taij; 1581–1637), was a noble in
Northern Khalkha. He expanded into Amdo (present-day
Qinghai) to help the
Karma Kagyu sect of
Tibetan Buddhism but was overthrown by
Güshi Khan, who supported the rival Geluk sect.
He established a base on the
Tuul river. Known as an intellectual he embraced the
Karma sect and built monasteries and castles.
He submitted himself to
Ligdan Khan, last grand khan of the
Mongols. He took part in
Ligdan's campaign to
Tibet to help the Karma sect although Ligdan Khan died in 1634 before they joined together. But he pursued the campaign
. In the same year he conquered the
Tümed around Kokonor (
Qinghai Lake) and moved his base there. By request from Shamar Rabjampa he sent an army under his son Arslan to central Tibet in 1635. However, Arslan attacked his ally Tsang army. He met the fifth
Dalai Lama and paid homage to Gelukpa monasteries instead of destroying them. Arslan was eventually assassinated by Tsoghtu's order.
The Geluk sect asked for help Törü Bayikhu (Güshi Khan), the leader of the
Khoshuud tribe of the
Oirat confederation. In 1636 Törö Bayikhu led the Khoshuud and the
Dzungars to Tibet. In the next year a decisive war between Tsoghtu Khong Tayiji and Törü Bayikhu ended in the latter's victory and Tsoght was killed.
Descendants of
Sutai Yeldeng, Tsoghtu's grandson, succeeded the jasagh of a banner in Sain
Noyon Khan Aimag.
He has traditionally been portrayed as evil by the Geluk sect. On the other hand, the Mongolian movie "Tsogt taij" (1945) treated him as a national hero. It reflected the communist regime's attitude toward Tibetan Buddhism.