Oirat Mongols

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The Oirat Mongols were a confederation of western Mongol tribes that became a major Inner Asian power, at times rivaling the Eastern Mongols and founding states such as the Dzungar Khanate.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Oirat Mongols canonical 7
Oirat Mongolian 1
Oirats 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inner Asian people
Mongol people
tribal confederation
diaspora Kalmyks
linked to: Kalmyk

Oirats in China
Oirats in Mongolia
engagedInConflict Dzungar–Qing Wars
Oirat–Eastern Mongol wars
Oirat–Ming relations
ethnicGroupOf Western Mongols
linked to: Torghut Oirats
formedConfederation Four Oirat
foundedState Dzungar Khanate
Kalmyk Khanate
Khoshut Khanate
hasAlternativeName Oirats
Western Mongols
linked to: Torghut Oirats
historicalRegion Dzungaria
linked to: Dzungarian Basin

Inner Asia
linked to: Central Asia

Junggar Basin
linked to: JunggarBasin

Western Mongolia
linked to: western Mongolia
influencedRegion Central Asia
Tibet
Xinjiang
language Oirat language
languageFamily Mongolic languages
notableLeader Amursana
Erdeni Batur
Esen Taishi
Galdan Boshugtu Khan
Galdan Tseren
Güshi Khan NERFINISHED
partOf Mongol peoples
linked to: Mongol
religion Tibetan Buddhism
shamanism
rival Eastern Mongols
Northern Yuan dynasty
timePeriod 14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
tribe Bayad
Dzungar
linked to: Dzungar people

Dörbet
Khoid
Khoshut
Torghut
linked to: Torghut Oirats
usedScript Classical Mongolian script
Clear Script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jingtai Emperor captorOfPredecessor Oirat Mongols
Kalmyk people relatedEthnicGroup Oirats
subject linked to: Kalmyk
linked to: Oirat Mongols
Republic of Kalmykia ethnonymOrigin Oirat Mongols
Oirat language alsoKnownAs Oirat Mongolian
linked to: Oirat Mongols
Clear script usedByEthnicGroup Oirat Mongols
subject linked to: Clear script (Todo script)
Western Mongolia historicallyInhabitedBy Oirat Mongols
subject linked to: western Mongolia
Zhengtong Emperor capturedBy Oirat Mongols
Dzungar people ethnicGroupOf Oirat Mongols