Oirats
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Oirats or Oirds, formerly known as Eluts and Eleuths, are the westernmost group of Mongols, whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.
Kalmyks, a subgroup of the Oirats
The Oirat ruler Arghun Aqa (damaged) in Tārīkh-i Jahān-Gushā 'The History of The World Conqueror", dated 1290. Suppl. Pers. 205 – Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Taiji (prince) of the Torghuts, one of the main Oirat tribes, and his wife (土爾扈特台吉). Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, 1769.
The Zunghar Khanate at 1750 (light-blue color)
Mongols
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The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and China, as well as parts of southern Siberia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of Mongolic peoples. The Oirats
Oirats
…Oirats or Oirds, formerly known as Eluts and Eleuths, are the westernmost group of Mongols, whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia. The first documented reference to Elut and Yelut was in the…
Mongols in traditional dress during the Naadam festival
Yuan dynasty Mongol rider
A portrait of Kublai Khan by Araniko (1245–1306)
Mongol huntsmen, Ming dynasty