Abstract: Based on the historical materials, this paper reduces the Inner Mongolian Banners in the Qing dynasty to three types based on their major source of funding. Fiscally self-sufficient banners included Guihua city and two Banners of Tumote. The eight Banners of Chahar represented banners that relied on funds appropriated by the central government. Banners that obtained funding both independently and from the central government included all Zhasake Banners. The fiscal types and characteristics of Inner Mongolian Banners were closely linked to their political status, institutions and the policies implemented by the Qing court. These fiscal categories also embodied historical characteristics of the development of the socio-economy in the Mongolian areas.