[1] Dondogdulam Tsend was born on November 15, 1876, in Khentii, Mongolia.

She first met Bogd Khan in 1895 during his visit to the Erdene Zuu Monastery.

According to custom she adopted and raised many children from families that could not care for them.

One of them was Luvsanjambyn Mördorj who became a prominent Mongolian composer.

Dondogdulam was cremated at the source of the Selbe river near Ulaanbaatar, where at one time she and her husband spent the summer season.