Lhümbe Case
The Lhümbe Case (Mongolian: Лхүмбийн хэрэг), also known as Lkhümbe Case or Lkhümbe Affair, was the first fabricated espionage case targeting the Buryat population in Mongolia and one of the earliest purges targeting Mongolian intellectuals and political leaders, resulting in the execution or long-term imprisonment of 317 or more than 400 individuals for involvement in a concocted Japanese spy ring in July 1933. The case was named after Jambyn Lkhümbe, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.