Lifan Yuan

The Lifan Yuan (Chinese: 理藩院; pinyin: Lǐfànyuàn; Manchu: Tulergi golo be dasara jurgan; Mongolian: γadaγdu mongγul un törü-yi jasaqu jabudal-un jamun) was an agency in the government of the Qing dynasty which supervised the Qing Empire's frontier Inner Asia regions such as its Mongolian dependencies and oversaw the appointments of Ambans in Tibet.

The name Lifan Yuan has various translations in English, including the Board for National Minority Affairs,Court of Territorial Affairs,Board for the Administration of Outlying Regions,Office for Relations with Principalities,Office of Barbarian Control,Office of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs and Court of Colonial Affairs, etc. The office was initially known as the Mongol Yamen (Chinese: 蒙古衙門; pinyin: Měnggŭ Yámén; Manchu: Monggo jurgan, lit. the Mongol department) when it was first created in the early 17th century. In 1636 the name was changed to "Lifan Yuan" in Chinese and "Tulergi golo be dasara jurgan" in Manchu. The Manchu name literally means the department for the administration of outlying regions. During the period of the Late Qing Reform or New Policies, the name was changed again to Lifan Ministry (Chinese: 理藩部; pinyin: Lǐfànbù) in 1907 and existed until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912.

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