Altai Uriankhai

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Altai Uriankhai
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠤᠷᠢᠶᠠᠩᠬᠠᠢ
Location of the Altai Uriankhai
Regions with significant populations
 Mongolia26,654[1]
Languages
Oirat, Mongolian
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism
Related ethnic groups
Mongols, especially Oirats

The Altai Uriankhai (

Mongolian Cyrillic: Алтайн Урианхай, Altain Urianhai / Altai-yn Urianhai; simplified Chinese: 阿尔泰乌梁海; traditional Chinese: 阿爾泰烏梁海; pinyin: Ā'ěrtài Wūliánghǎi) refers to a Mongol tribe around the Altai Mountains that was organized by the Qing dynasty. They now form a subgroup in western Mongolia and eastern Xinjiang
.

Map of the Jütgelt Gün's hoshuu (banner) of the Altai Urianhai in western Mongolia.

The

Dzungars
.

In the mid 14th century, they lived in the

Liaoyang province of modern China. After the rebellion of the northern Uriankhai people, they were conquered by Dayan Khan
in 1538 and mostly annexed by the northern Khalkha.

The second group of the Uriankhai people (Uriankhai of the

Northern Yuan dynasty (1368-1691).[3]

With the fall of the

Khövsgöl Nuur Uriankhai, Tannu Uriankhai, Kemchik, Salchak, Toju, and Altan-nuur Uriankhai
.

In the Altai Range, 7 Altai Uriankhai banners were established into two wings attached to Qing

Buriat, or Mongolian clan names, but some were Tuvan
speakers.

In the aftermath of the Dungan Revolt (1864–77), the Kazakhs migrated into the territory of the Altai Uriankhai. In 1906, the Qing court transferred the Altai Uriankhai banner from Khovd's jurisdiction to the new Altai region, with its capital in Chenghua (present-day Altay City). In 1913, the district was divided between the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia and the Chinese province of Xinjiang, leaving some Uriankhais in far northwestern Xinjiang. The Altai Uriankhai in Mongolia were attached to the Dörbet. However, the Altai Uriankhai and the Kazakhs formed the Bayan-Ölgii Province in 1940. Notable Altai Uriankhai people include Damchaa B, the movie actor and the specialist in Esperanto of Mongolia.

References

  1. ^ National Census 2010 Archived 2011-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ A.Ochir, Ts.Baasandorj "Custom of the Oirat wedding". 2005
  3. S2CID 143797249
    .
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