After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990, the influence of the free market reforms in Mongolia resulted in a combination of social poverty and political corruption within the country.
However, his popularity rendered him vulnerable to outside forces, in particular in the chaos surrounding the fall 1998 murder of the democratic leader Sanjaasürengiin Zorig, for which some people believed him directly responsible.
However, the vast popular support which his personal integrity, his lack of ostentation, and his stand against corruption gained him meant that he became gradually more and more vulnerable to such attacks.
The medical situation in Mongolia at that time made it impossible for a full postmortem to be carried out, and so the true cause of his death remains unknown.
Starting from today, I shall have a pleasant spirit.” From what Batkhuyag says, it is clear that Dashbalbar realised that he was subject to attack from opposing forces and, moreover, that he was prepared and willing to stand up for his beliefs.
Among the most famous works are poems "Love each other while living" (Амьдадаа бие биеэ хайрла), "Prophet of aeons and kalpas" (Mongolian: Галав эриний зѳнч) and "Zanabazar", which became the lyrics of a rock song.