Galdan Boshugtu Khan
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Erdeniin Galdan, known as Galdan Boshugtu Khan was a Choros Dzungar-Oirat khan of the Dzungar Khanate. As fourth son of Erdeni Batur, founder of the Dzungar Khanate, Galdan was a descendant of Esen Taishi, the powerful Oirat Khan of the Northern Yuan dynasty who united all Mongols in the 15th century. Galdan's mother Yum Aga was a daughter of Güshi Khan, the first Khoshut-Oirat King of Tibet.
Modern presentation of Oirat king Galdan Boshogtu Khan (1644–1697), painting by D.Mishig, 1994. The original is displayed in Khovd province museum, Hovd city, Mongolia
The Kangxi Emperor in ceremonial armor, armed with bow and arrows. The Qing emperor would be the most formidable enemy Galdan faced, and it would be Qing opposition that checked his ambition of uniting the Mongols under his standard
Dzungar people
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The Dzungar people are the many Mongol Oirat tribes who formed and maintained the Dzungar Khanate in the 17th and 18th centuries. Historically, they were one of the major tribes of the Four Oirat confederation. They were also known as the Eleuths or Ööled, from the Qing dynasty euphemism for the hated word "Dzungar", and as the "Kalmyks". In 2010, 15,520 people claimed "Ööled" ancestry in Mongolia. An unknown number also live in China, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Mongol Prince (Taiji) from Ili and other regions and his wife, Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, 1769.
Clear script on rocks near Almaty
Mongol tribal leader (Zaisang, 宰桑) from Ili and other regions, with his wife. Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, 1769
Ayusi, a Dzungar officer under the Qing dynasty