This is a timelineoftheOirats, also known as the Kalmyks or Dzungars. The Kalmyk Khanate (1630–1771), Dzungar Khanate (1634–1758), and Khoshut Khanate...
After the fall ofthe Yuan dynasty, Oirat and Eastern Mongols had developed separate identities to the point where Oirats called themselves "Four Oirats" while...
history of the Mongolian Plateau. Despite the universal currency ofthe term "Four Oirat" among Eastern Mongols, Oirats, and numerous explanations by historians...
existence. The four Oirats did not establish a single military or a unified monastic system. Lastly, it was not until 1640 that the Four Oirat adopted uniform...
to the fact that they represented the left wing oftheOirats. In the early 17th century, the head oftheOirat confederation was the leader ofthe Khoshut...
Mongols are the principal member ofthe large family of Mongolic peoples. TheOirats in Western Mongolia as well as the Buryats and Kalmyks of Russia are...
separate thousands, the Telengit, Tolos, Oirats and Yenisei Kirghiz were numbered into the regular tumens Genghis created a settlement of Chinese craftsmen...
signed to ensure theOirat's loyalty and military assistance. Although theOirats became subjects ofthe Tsar, such allegiance by theOirats was deemed to...
century", etc. The Chinese Ming Dynasty called them “Tatar” (Chinese: 鞑靼; pinyin: Dádá) and “Wala” (Oirats, Chinese: 瓦剌; pinyin: Wǎlà) after the Mongols were...
This is a timelineof Mongolian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Mongolia and its predecessor states...
the Oirat Güshi Khan Toro-Baiku, whose 10,000 men in early 1637 crushed Tsogtu’s 30,000 at Ulaan-Khoshuu; Tsogtu Taiji was killed. Today theOiratsof Gushi...
Khorchin), a Western dialect (Oirat, Kalmyk), and a Northern dialect (consisting of two Buryat varieties). The broader delimitation of Mongolian may be based...
to the enemy. An all out war between Ubasi and theOirats lasted until 1623 when Ubasi was killed. In 1625, a conflict erupted between theOirat Khoshut...
language to theOirat language while still serving the religious needs oftheOirat tribes in Dzungaria. The todo bichig script is still used by Oirats in Xinjiang...
not part of the Mongolian Plateau, and parts of Qinghai and Ningxia where Oirats reside, as well as parts of Manchuria or Northeast China bordering to Inner...
The script was used by Kalmyks of Russia until 1924, when it was replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet. In Xinjiang, China, theOirats still use it. The traditional...
subgroups ofthe Four Oirats. The Torghut nobles traced their descent to the Mongol Keraite ruler Toghrul, and many Torghuts descended from the Keraites...
The purpose of this timeline is to give a detailed account of Buddhism from the birth of Gautama Buddha to the present. History of Buddhism History of...
Khalkhs make up 86% ofthe ethnic Mongol population. The remaining 14% include Oirats, Buryats and others. Ethnic distinctions among the Mongol subgroups...
The Shar Darkhad, Dalhut, or Darhut (Mongolian for "Untouchables", "Protected Ones",Chinese: 达尔扈特, pinyin: Dá'ěrhùtè) are a subgroup of Mongol people...
(Mongol) The Bayad (Mongol: Баяд/Bayad, lit. "the Riches") is the third largest subgroup ofthe Mongols in Mongolia and they are a tribe in Four Oirats. Bayads...
parts: Western Mongolia (Oirats) and Eastern Mongolia (Khalkha, Southern Mongols, Barga, Buryats). Western Mongolian Oirats and Eastern Mongolian Khalkhas...
Mongolian Plateau, but in the mid-15th century they migrated to western Mongolian Plateau to become an ally oftheOirats to counter the military power in central...
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