ains ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁l ia ison ▁officers ▁for ▁G ungs ang nor bu . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁X in hai ▁Revolution , ▁G ungs ang nor bu ▁made ▁some ▁attempts ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Bog d ▁Khan ▁and ▁the ▁Kh alk ha ▁Mong ols ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁independent ▁state ▁of ▁Mong olia , ▁with ▁the ▁Pan - M ong ol ist ▁aim ▁of ▁an nex ing ▁China ' s ▁Inner ▁Mong ol ian ▁territ ories ▁to ▁an ▁independent , ▁Mong ol - domin ated ▁Gre ater ▁Mong olia . ▁However , ▁political ▁fragment ation ▁and ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁Han ▁Chinese ▁population ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁domains ▁th wart ed ▁this ▁idea . ▁He ▁restricted ▁himself ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁mod est ▁effort ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁his ▁own ▁power ▁and ▁un ite ▁the ▁Inner ▁Mong ol ian ▁nob ility . ▁He ▁began ▁purch asing ▁weapons ▁from ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Japanese ▁army ▁officers ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁connected ▁to ▁K aw ash ima ▁N ani wa ; ▁however , ▁the ▁arms ▁ship ments ▁were ▁intercept ed ▁and ▁the ▁officers ▁involved ▁arrested , ▁bringing ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁G ungs ang nor bu ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁strength en ▁his ▁own ▁military ▁power . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁Y uan ▁Sh ikai ' s ▁Bei y ang ▁Government , ▁taking ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁and ▁Tib et an ▁Affairs ▁Commission , ▁and ▁over see ing