All about the ancient tribes
There were 19 Nirun tribes (marked (N) in the list) that descended from Bodonchar and 18 Darligin tribes (marked (D) in the list), which were also core Mongolic tribes but not descending from Bodonchar. The unification created a new common ethnic identity as Mongols.
92 Mongolian Baby Names With Meanings
NAMES | MEANING | |
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Altantsetseg | Golden flower | Mongolian |
Bat Erdene | Strong jewel | Mongolian |
Batbayar | Strong joy | Mongolian |
Batjargal | Firm happiness | Mongolian |
Kheshig ( Mongolian: Khishig, Keshik, Keshichan for “favored”, “blessed”) were the imperial guard for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire, particularly for rulers like Genghis Khan and his wife Börte.
Genghis Khan was born Temüjin to a royal clan of the Mongols.
Inner and Outer Mongolia What’s known as Inner Mongolia shares a border with Russia and the sovereign, independent state of Mongolia. It is an autonomous region that is considered part of the People’s Republic of China. Inner Mongolia became an autonomous region in 1950, well before Tibet.
Compared to Chinese people, which Mulan and Chinese literature does, Mongolians are definitely bigger. Mongolians aren’t particularly tall, though the youth are getting taller due to better nutrition, but tend to be stocky and wide, so can give the appearance of bigness. Mongol’s upper body is big and legs are short.
There are no family names in Mongolia. In conversation, a person is addressed by the given name. Today, the full name consists of the father’s name and the given name, in that sequence. For historic figures (before the 20th century), only the given name is common, for rulers usually with the title Khan.
Mongolia did once have family names. Local historians claim that the country was among the first to adopt them, citing clan- name entries in “The Secret History of the Mongols,” a 13th-century text. This tradition was ended, however, when Mongolian Communists swept to power in the early 1920s.
PERSON – Chinggis Khan (1162-1227) is Mongolia’s most famous person. He founded the Mongol Empire and conquered most of Eurasia, unifying the nomadic tribes.
It also served as an animal that Mongols could drink blood from, by cutting into a vein in the neck and drinking it, especially on harsh, long rides from place to place. For additional sustenance, horse mare’s milk was made into an alcoholic beverage, known as airag.
The Black Death, which struck in 1346–47, and the murder of Öz Beg’s successor marked the beginning of the Golden Horde’s decline and disintegration. The Russian princes won a signal victory over the Horde general Mamai at the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380.
The Mongols ( Mongolian: Монголчууд, ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠴᠤᠳ, Mongolchuud, [ˈmɔɴ. ɢɔɬ. t͡ʃot]; Chinese: 蒙古族) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and to China ‘s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. They also live as minorities in other regions of China (e.g. Xinjiang), as well as in Russia.
When I looked for info on Genghis Khan his height was cited as low as 5’0″ and as high as 6’2″.
Next he targeted Jin Dynasty in northern China. The ruler of Jin Dynasty demanded Genghis Khan to surrender. This was his biggest mistake which costed him greatly. The Mongol army marched on the country-side which caused several refugees to escape to the city.
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.