DzungariaBeijiangChinese北疆Literal meaningNorthern XinjiangMongolian nameMongolian CyrillicЗүүнгар нутагMongolian scriptᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠨᠤᠲᠤᠭUyghur nameUyghurجوڭغارManchu nameManchu scriptᠵᡠᠨ ᡤᠠᡵMöllendorffJun garKazakh nameKazakhЖоңғарияJoñğariaجوڭعارىياOirat nameOiratᠴᡈᡉᠨ ᡎᠠᠷзүнһарDzungaria, also known as Northern Xinjiang or Beijiang, is a geographical subregion in Northwest China, consisting of the northern half of Xinjiang.KheshigKheshig (Хишигтэн; lit.'blessing') were the imperial guard and shock troops for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire—particularly for Genghis Khan and his wife Börte. Their primary purpose was to act as bodyguards for emperors and other nobles. They were divided into two subgroups: the day guard (Torguud) and the night guard (Khebtuul). They were distinct from the regular army and would not go to battle with them, instead staying back on guard duty.
Ejin RiverThe Ejin River is a major closed basin river system of northern China. It flows approximately 630 kilometres (390 mi) from its headwaters in the Qilian Mountains north-northeast into the Juyan Lake in the Badain Jaran Desert. The river forms one of the largest inland deltas and alluvial fans in the world. Its drainage basin covers about 78,600 square kilometres (30,300 mi) in parts of the Chinese subdivisions of Qinghai, Gansu, and Inner Mongolia.
Khovd ProvinceKhovd (; Mongolian: Ховд), alternatively romanized as Khobhd, is one of the twenty-one aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd. Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km (980 mi) from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It takes its name from the Khovd River, which is located in this province. PopulationKhovd is distinguished by its multi-cultural population. It is home to more than 17 nationalities and ethnicities.
XinjiangXinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. The largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.6 million square kilometers (620,000 sq mi) and has about 25 million inhabitants.
Mongolian languageOfficial language of MongoliaThis article contains Mongolian script. Without proper , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of text in Mongolian script.Mongolian is the principal language of the Mongolic language family that originated in the Mongolian Plateau. It is spoken by ethnic Mongols and other closely related Mongolic peoples who are native to modern Mongolia and surrounding parts of East, Central and North Asia.
KalmykiaKalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia, is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavropol Krai to the southwest; Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and north and Astrakhan Oblast to the north and east; Rostov Oblast to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east.
Oirat ConfederationThe Four Oirats (Written Oirat: ᡑᡈᠷᡋᡈᠨᡆᡕᡅᠷᠠᡑ, Dörbön Oyirad; Mongolian: Дөрвөн Ойрад, romanized: Dörvön Oirad, pronounced; Chinese: 四衛拉特) or Oirat Confederation, formerly known as the Eleuths, was the confederation of the Oirat tribes which marked the rise of the Western Mongols in the history of the Mongolian Plateau.
KeraitesThe Keraites (also Kerait, Kereit, Khereid, Kazakh: керейт; Kyrgyz: керей; Mongolian: ᠬᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠳ, Хэрэйд; Nogai: Кереит; Uzbek: Kerait; Chinese: 克烈, Persian: کرایت) were one of the five dominant Turco-Mongol tribal confederations (khanates) in the Altai-Sayan region during the 12th century. They had converted to the Church of the East in the early 11th century and are one of the possible sources of the European Prester John legend.
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ToghrulMongolᠣᠩ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨDynastyKeraiteFatherCyriacus Buyruk KhanReligionNestorian Christian (presumed)Toghrul (Mongolian: Тоорил ханTooril han; Chinese: 脫里), also known as Wang Khan or Ong Khan (Ван ханWan han; Chinese: 王汗; pinyin: Wáng Hán; died 1203), was a khan of the Keraites. He was the blood brother (anda) of the Mongol chief Yesugei and served as an important early patron and ally to Yesugei's son Temüjin, later known as Genghis Khan.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.