[1] When Altanochir was in his youth, he was one of a small number of Mongolian students sent to Japan under the sponsorship of Prince Gungsangnorbu of Right Harqin Banner.

[3] He would go on to join the Mengjiang government in 1937, and rose to the position of Minister of Communications in 1939.

[1] He also served as first head of the Mongolian Cultural Centre (蒙古文化館) in Hohhot.

In September 1939, he was succeeded by Idchin (伊德欽) in that position, and became rector of the Mongolian Academy (蒙古學院).

[4] His son Togtakhu (托克托琥) was active in the Kuomintang, and went on to teach at the Mongolian and Tibetan School in Beijing.