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When did Inner Mongolia receive administrative autonomy before the communist era?

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Wide autumn valley with golden grass in the foreground and low, tree-covered mountains of the Greater Khingan Range in the distance under a clear sky. — Inner Mongolia Da Hinggan (Greater Khingan) Range, southeast of Hailar, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Inner Mongolia received administrative autonomy in 1932. This occurred following conflicts between herders and Chinese farmers who had migrated into the region during the 19th century, a period of tension that also culminated in the independence of Outer Mongolia in 1912.1

It is important to note that the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as it is known today was founded later by the Chinese communist regime in 1947.1