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Oirats

Oirats (/ˈɔɪ.ræt/; Mongolian: Ойрад ) or Oirds (Mongolian: Ойрд ; Oirat: Өөрд ), formerly known as Eluts and Eleuths (/ɪ.ˈluːt/ or /ɪ.ˈljuːθ/; Chinese: 厄魯特, Èlǔtè) are the westernmost group of Mongols, whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.

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China (mainly in Xinjiang and Qinghai)
422,000 (2020)
Kyrgyzstan
12,000 (2018)
Mongolia
284,346 (2025)
Other
5,000
Russia
179,547 (2021 census)
Uzbekistan
1,000

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Etymology

  • Mongolic Mongolic languages
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  • Ard Ард?action=edit&redlink=1

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Oirats

Nodes174
Edges173
Triples318
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011494
Components1

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Oirats

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related to Further reading · 126
Oirats → ABO, ACP1, ACT, Acta, An, An Azian-specific, An International Journal, Anthropological, Australia, Beyond, Boris Malyarchuk, Béla, Canberra, Central Eurasia, Central Eurasian Steppe, Century, Crawford, Cui Jing, December, DNA
related to Xinjiang Mongols · 48
Oirats → Banner, Chakhar, Chengde, Chicago, China, Dmitri, Dongxiangs, Gansu, Guangzhou, Han, Han Banner, Hoise, In, Inner Asia, Inner Asian, It, Jehol, Kalmykia, Kalmyks, Khoshuts
related to history · 36
Oirats → Altay, Bargut, Buddhist, Buzava, Chingissids, Choros, Comprising, Coros, Dörben, Dörbet, Dörvöd, Eastern Mongols, Genghis Khan's, Hošuud, In, Islam, Kalmak, Kalmyk, Kalmyks, Khoshut
related to Kalmyks · 26
Oirats → Asian, At, But, By, Caspian, Crimea, Dalai Tayishi, Dorbets, Eurasian, Europe, In, Kalmyk, Kalmyk Khanate, Kalmykia, Kalmyks, Kho Orlok, Khoshut, Kuban River, Many, Nogai Horde
related to The Khoshut Khanate · 26
Oirats → Altan Khan, Altan Khans, Amdo, At, Choghtu Khong Tayiji, Dalai Lama, Dzungars, Gelug, Güshi Khan, In, Karma Kagyu, Khalkha, Khan, Khoshut Khan, Khoshut Khanate, Khoshuts, Koko Nor, Lha-bzang Khan, Mongolian, Ocean
related to Writing system · 17
Oirats → China, Clear Script, Cyrillic, Elista, Gelug, In, It, Kalmyk, Kalmykia, Khoshut, Latin, Mongolia, Mongolian, Oirat, Some Oirats, This, Zaya Pandita
related to Etymology · 11
Oirats → An, Döchin, Döchin Mongols, Dörben, Mongolian, Mongolic, Mongols, Oirat, Perhaps, The, The Allied Four
related to Origins and genetics · 11
Oirats → Alan Gua, Dörbet, Genghis Khan, Haplogroup C2, Kalmyks, Khoshut, Mongols, Niruns, Star Cluster, The Y-chromosome, Torghut
related to Tribes · 5
Oirats → Altai UriankhaiBaatudBayadsBuzavaChantuuChorosDorbetDzungarKhoshutKhoidKalmakMyangadOlotsOirotsSart KalmyksTorghutTumedZakhchinVolga Kalmyks, Kalmyks, Sart Kalmyks, Volga Kalmyks, Xinjiang Oirats
see also · 5
Oirats → Adil Kitbugha, Demographics, Egypt, MongoliaFour OiratsKalmyk, Oirat Sultan

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kalmyks mongols mongolian oirat khan qing 000 russian kalmyk khoshut khanate century mongolia mongol dzungar china kalmykia xinjiang dzungaria people

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OiratsChina (mainly in Xinjiang and Qinghai)422,000 (2020)1.00infobox
OiratsKyrgyzstan12,000 (2018)1.00infobox
OiratsMongolia284,346 (2025)1.00infobox
OiratsOther5,0001.00infobox
OiratsRussia179,547 (2021 census)1.00infobox
OiratsUzbekistan1,0001.00infobox
Oirats∟ Kemerovo Oblast500 (2021)1.00infobox
Oiratsrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Oiratsrelated to EtymologyMongolic0.60section
Oiratsrelated to EtymologyAn0.60section
Oiratsrelated to EtymologyMongolian0.60section
Oiratsrelated to EtymologyOirat0.60section

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