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Upper Mongols, the Glossary

The Upper Mongols, also known as the Köke Nuur Mongols or Qinghai Mongols, are ethnic Mongol people of Oirat and Khalkha origin who settled around the Qinghai Lake in so-called Upper Mongolia (present-day Qinghai).^[1]

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Mongols
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Amdo

Amdo is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Ü-Tsang in central Tibet, and Kham in the east.

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Banner is a type of administrative division, and may more specifically refer to.

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Chahars

The Chahars (Khalkha Mongolian: Цахар, Tsahar) are a subgroup of Mongols that speak Chakhar Mongolian and predominantly live in southeastern Inner Mongolia, China. Upper Mongols and Chahars are Mongol peoples.

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Choghtu Khong Tayiji

Tümengken Tsoghtu Khong Tayiji (Classical Mongolian:, Tümengken čoγtu qong tayiǰi; modern Mongolian:,, Tümenkhen Tsogt Khun Taij;; 1581–1637), was a noble in Northern Khalkha.

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Choros (Oirats)

Choros or Tsoros (Цорос) was the ruling clan of the Ööld and Dörbet Oirat and once ruled the whole Four Oirat. Upper Mongols and Choros (Oirats) are Oirats.

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Clear Script

The Clear Script (valign / Тодо бичиг|translit.

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Dayan Khan

Dayan Khan (Даян Хаан; Mongol script), born Batumöngke (Батмөнх), (1472–1517) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1480 to 1517.

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Dzungar Khanate

The Dzungar Khanate, also written as the Zunghar Khanate or Junggar Khanate, was an Inner Asian khanate of Oirat Mongol origin. Upper Mongols and Dzungar Khanate are Oirats.

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Dzungar people

The Dzungar people (also written as Zunghar or Junggar; from the Mongolian words, meaning 'left hand') are the many Mongol Oirat tribes who formed and maintained the Dzungar Khanate in the 17th and 18th centuries. Upper Mongols and Dzungar people are Oirats.

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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979.

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Galdan Boshugtu Khan

Erdeniin Galdan (1644–3 May 1697, Галдан Бошигт хаан), known as Galdan Boshugtu Khan (in Mongolian script) was a Choros Dzungar-Oirat khan of the Dzungar Khanate. Upper Mongols and Galdan Boshugtu Khan are Oirats.

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Gansu

Gansu is an inland province in Northwestern China.

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Güshi Khan

Güshi Khan (1582 – 14 January 1655) was a Khoshut prince and founder of the Khoshut Khanate, who supplanted the Tumed descendants of Altan Khan as the main benefactor of the Dalai Lama and the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Upper Mongols and Güshi Khan are Oirats.

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Hui people

The Hui people (回族|p.

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Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.

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Kangxi Emperor

The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 165420 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, personal name Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

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Khalkha Mongols

The Khalkha or Kalka (Halh, Mongolian script:, Kè-ěr-kè) have been the largest subgroup of Mongol people in modern Mongolia since the 15th century. Upper Mongols and Khalkha Mongols are Mongols.

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Khoshut

The Khoshut (Mongolian: Хошууд,, qoşūd,; literally "bannermen," from Middle Mongolian qosighu "flag, banner") are one of the four major tribes of the Oirat people. Upper Mongols and Khoshut are Mongol peoples, Mongols and Oirats.

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Khoshut Khanate

The Khoshut Khanate was a Mongol Oirat khanate based in the Tibetan Plateau from 1642 to 1717. Upper Mongols and Khoshut Khanate are history of Tibet and Oirats.

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Lha-bzang Khan

Lha-bzang Khan (Mongolian: Lazang Haan; alternatively, Lhazang or Lapsangn or Lajang; d.1717) was the ruler of the Khoshut (also spelled Qoshot, Qośot, or Qosot) tribe of the Oirats. Upper Mongols and Lha-bzang Khan are Oirats.

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Liaodong Peninsula

The Liaodong or Liaotung Peninsula is a peninsula in southern Liaoning province in Northeast China, and makes up the southwestern coastal half of the Liaodong region.

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Ligdan Khan

Khutugtu Khan (Хутагт Хаан), born Ligdan (Лигдэн), (1588–1634) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1604 to 1634.

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Manchu people

The Manchus are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia.

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Mongolian script

The traditional Mongolian script, also known as the Hudum Mongol bichig, was the first writing system created specifically for the Mongolian language, and was the most widespread until the introduction of Cyrillic in 1946.

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Mongols

The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (majority in Inner Mongolia), as well as Buryatia and Kalmykia of Russia. Upper Mongols and Mongols are Mongol peoples.

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Mongols in China

Mongols in China, also known as Chinese Mongolians, are ethnic Mongols who live in China. Upper Mongols and Mongols in China are Mongol peoples.

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Monguor people

The Monguor (Monguor language: Mongghul), the Tu people, the White Mongol or the Tsagaan Mongol, are Mongolic people and one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China. Upper Mongols and Monguor people are Mongol peoples.

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Northern Wei

Wei, known in historiography as the Northern Wei, Tuoba Wei, Yuan Wei and Later Wei, was an imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei.

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Northern Yuan

The Northern Yuan was a dynastic regime ruled by the Mongol Borjigin clan based in the Mongolian Plateau.

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Northwestern China

Northwestern China is a geographical region of China which includes three provinces (Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai) and two autonomous regions (Xinjiang and Ningxia).

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Oirat language

Oirat (Clear script:,,; Kalmyk: Өөрд,; Khalkha Mongolian: Ойрад) is a Mongolic language spoken by the descendants of Oirat Mongols, now forming parts of Mongols in China, Kalmyks in Russia and Mongolians.

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Oirats

Oirats (Ойрад, Oirad) or Oirds (Ойрд, Oird; Өөрд; 瓦剌, Wǎlà/Wǎlā), also formerly Eluts and Eleuths (厄魯特, Èlǔtè), are the westernmost group of the Mongols whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia. Upper Mongols and Oirats are Mongol peoples.

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Ordos Mongols

The Ordos (Mongolian Cyrillic: Ордос) are a Mongol subgroup that live in Uxin Banner, Inner Mongolia of China. Upper Mongols and Ordos Mongols are Mongol peoples and Mongols.

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Ordos Plateau

The Ordos Plateau, also known as the Ordos Basin or simply the Ordos, is a highland sedimentary basin in parts of most Northern China with an elevation of, and consisting mostly of land enclosed by the Ordos Loop, a large northerly rectangular bend of the Yellow River.

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Qaidam Basin

The Qaidam, Tsaidam, or Chaidamu Basin is a hyperarid basin that occupies a large part of Haixi Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history. Upper Mongols and Qing dynasty are history of Tibet.

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Qinghai

Qinghai is an inland province in Northwestern China. It is the largest province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xining. Qinghai borders Gansu on the northeast, Xinjiang on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest.

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Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake, also known by other names, is the largest lake in China.

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Shamanism

Shamanism or samanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman or saman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance.

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Subei Mongol Autonomous County

The Subei Mongol Autonomous County (style) is an autonomous county within the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in the northwest of Gansu Province, China, bordering Xinjiang to the west, Qinghai Province to the southeast and Mongolia's Govi-Altai Province to the north.

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Tenzin Dalai Khan

Tenzin Dalai Khan (Mongolian: gončuɣ dalai qaɣan, Гончиг Далай хаан Gonchig Dalai Khaan, died 1696 or 1701) was the third khan of the Khoshut Khanate and protector-king of Tibet. Upper Mongols and Tenzin Dalai Khan are Oirats.

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Tibet

Tibet (Böd), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about.

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Tibet under Qing rule

Tibet under Qing rule refers to the Qing dynasty's rule over Tibet from 1720 to 1912. Upper Mongols and Tibet under Qing rule are history of Tibet.

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Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia.

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Tibetan culture

Tibet developed a distinct culture due to its geographic and climatic conditions.

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Tibetan people

The Tibetan people are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet.

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Torghut

The Torghut (Mongolian: Торгууд,, Torguud, "Guardsman") are one of the four major subgroups of the Four Oirats. Upper Mongols and Torghut are Mongol peoples, Mongols and Oirats.

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Tumed

The Tümed ("The many or ten thousands" derived from Tumen) are a Mongol subgroup. Upper Mongols and Tumed are Mongol peoples.

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Tuyuhun

Tuyuhun (LHC: *tʰɑʔ-jok-guənʔ; Wade-Giles: T'u-yühun), also known as Henan and Azha, was a dynastic monarchy established by the nomadic peoples related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley, in modern Qinghai, China. Upper Mongols and Tuyuhun are history of Tibet.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Mongols

Also known as Dēd Mongol language, Qinghai Mongols, Upper Mongolia.

, Xianbei, Yellow River, Yuan dynasty, Yurt, 5th Dalai Lama.

Upper Mongols, the Glossary

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Mongols

Oirats

Tibetan kings

References