Kalmyks
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Kalmyks, archaically anglicised as Calmucks, are the only Mongolic people found in Europe, residing in the easternmost part of the European Plain.
Kalmyks in the late 19th century. Picture taken in the Salsky Raion of the Don Host Oblast
Kalmyks
Kalmyk dancers
Kalmyk depicted by Jan Janszoon Struys (1681)
Dzungar Khanate
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The Dzungar Khanate, also known as the Zunghar Khanate or Junggar Khanate was the last nomadic empire of Oirat origin. At its greatest extent, it covered an area from southern Siberia in the north to
Mongol Prince (Taiji, Chinese: 台吉) from Ili and other regions, and his wife. Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, 1769.
Mongol tribal leader (Zaisang, 宰桑) from Ili and other regions, with his wife. Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, 1769.
Commoner from Ili region, with his wife. Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, 1769.
Qing Dzungar wars from 1688 to 1757