Names
“The Khar Balgas monument”
Location
The stele was found on coast of the river Zharantain in 8 km north of Ordu-balyk city, which is located in west of Orkhon river in Hotont sum of Arkhangai aimag.
Now it is placed in the square of building of Social sciences of Mongolian Academy of Sciences.
Specification
The stele is made of grey granite. There are 12 lines of inscription.
Size
Height – 1.7 m, width – 0.30-0.25 m, thickness – 0.12-0.15 m.
Researches
The stele is found by S.Myagmarzhav, the school teacher of history in 1973. The Soviet-Mongolian expedition transferred the stele to laboratory of History Institute of Academy of Sciences in 1975. Mongolian scientist M.Shinehuu examined the inscription for the first time 232. Kazakh scientists conducted researches in 2001 and 2004.