Khotogoid (
Mongolian: Хотгойд, transliteration: ) is a subgroup of
Mongol people
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in northwestern
Mongolia
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. The Khotogoid people live roughly between
Uvs Lake to the west and the
Delgermörön river to the east. The Khotogoids belong to northwestern Khalkha and were one of the major groups that make up
Khalkha
The Khalkha (Mongolian script, Mongolian: mn, Халх, Halh, , zh, 喀爾喀) have been the largest subgroup of Mongols, Mongol people in modern Mongolia since the 15th century. The Khalkha, together with Chahars, Ordos Mongols, Ordos and Tum ...
.
The best-known ruler of Khotogoids probably was
Ubashi Huang Taizi, also known as
Altan Khan of the Khotogoid (not to be confused with
Altan Khan of Tumed) who was successful in subjecting
Yenisei Kirghiz
The Yenisei Kyrgyz ( otk, 𐰶𐰃𐰺𐰴𐰕:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, Qyrqyz bodun), were an ancient Turkic people who dwelled along the upper Yenisei River in the southern portion of the Minusinsk Depression from the 3rd century BCE to the 13t ...
and pushing Oirats out of their domains in western Mongolia.
The northern border of the Khotgoid Khanate reached modern Russian
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...
city and the southern border reached the eastern
Altay Mountains
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of Mongolia in the 17th century. The Khotogoid Khanate was not an independent state and its ruler was subject to Zasagt khan aimag of Khalkha.
In mid 17th century, because of the conflicts with neighboring Zasagtu Khan, the Khotogoids disintegrated and ceased to exist as a separate political unit. As a result, Khotogoids were frequently invaded by both other Khalkhas and
Oirats.
The Khotogoids moved into the area in the 16th century. In 1694, they were organized into the Zasaghtu Khan aimag's Erdeni Degüregchi
Wang
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname
* Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname
* Titles in Chinese nobility
* A title in Korean nobility
* A title in Mongolian nobility
Places
* Wang River in Thai ...
khoshuu. After
Chingünjav Chingunjavi ( mn, Чингүн, ; also known as ''Admiral Chingün'', mn, Чингүн, 1710–1757) was the Khalkha prince ruler of the Khotogoids and one of the two major leaders of the 1756-57 rebellion in Outer Mongolia. Although his rebellio ...
's rebellion in 1756-57, this was split up into five smaller entities: Erdeni Degüregchi Wang , Akhai
Beise , Mergen
Gong
A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...
, Dalai Gong , and Tsogtoo Wang .
Chingünjav (mentioned above) is probably another well-known Khotogoid besides Ubasji
Huang Taizi.
References
Citations
Sources
* M. Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimginn lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001, pp. 165f.
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