Eastern Mongols may refer to:
*
Buryats
The Buryats ( bua, Буряад, Buryaad; mn, Буриад, Buriad) are a Mongolic peoples, Mongolic ethnic group native to southeastern Siberia who speak the Buryat language. They are one of the two largest indigenous groups in Siberia, the oth ...
,
Khalkhas and
Inner Mongolians settling in Eastern
Greater Mongolia Greater Mongolia may refer to:
* In Pan-Mongolism, idea that advocates cultural and political solidarity of Mongols
* The Mongol heartland, the contiguous geographical area in which the Mongols primarily live
See also
* Mongolia (disambiguation)
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(as opposed to
Oirats
Oirats ( mn, Ойрад, ''Oirad'', or , Oird; xal-RU, Өөрд; zh, 瓦剌; in the past, also Eleuths) are the westernmost group of the Mongols whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.
Histor ...
(= Western Mongols))
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Khorchin and
Kharchin Mongols who mainly settle in south-western
Manchuria as farmers and herder-farmers and speak ''Eastern Mongolian'' dialects (as opposed to
Khalkha and
Chahar Mongols who live as pure herders in their west and speak ''Central Mongolian'' dialects)
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