Suhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, also Sühbaatar, Sukh, Sukhe-Bator) (February 2, 1893-February 22, 1923) was a Mongolian military leader known for his excellent horsemanship capabilities.
The Chinese tried to reinstate their claim to Mongolia by an invasion in 1919, but this was were unsucessful, largely due to the effort of Sühbaatar.
Today Suhbaatar is remembered as a hero in Mongolia for defeating both the Chinese and the Russian warlord Ungern von Sternberg's forces, as commander-in-chief of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, with aid from the Soviet Union, and thus confirming Mongolia's independence from China.
The city has the only university (founded 1942) in the country and a library with ancient Mongolian, Chinese, and Tibetan manuscripts.
In the center of the city is the SUhbaatar Square (with an equestrian statue of the Mongolian revolutionary leader for whom the city is named).
Founded in 1649 as a monastery town, Ulaanbaatar still preserves the monastery section, the former center of the city, and the residence of the Living Buddha, once Mongolia's spiritual leader.
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