Onggirat tribe

E606484

The Onggirat tribe was a prominent Mongol clan known for its strategic marriage alliances with Genghis Khan’s family, including his chief wife Börte.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Onggirat tribe canonical 3
Onggud tribe 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mongol tribe ⓘ
clan ⓘ
alliedWith Genghis Khan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Onggud ⓘ
linked to: Onggirat

Ongirat ⓘ
Qongirat ⓘ
linked to: Khongirad
ancestralTerritory eastern Mongolia ⓘ
regions around the Kerulen River ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mongolia ⓘ
custom arranged betrothals of daughters to future khans ⓘ
dynasticConnection House of Genghis Khan ⓘ
Ilkhanate ruling family ⓘ
Yuan imperial family ⓘ
linked to: Yuan emperors
ethnicGroupOf Mongols ⓘ
linked to: Mongol
ethnogenesis part of broader Mongolic ethnogenesis ⓘ
genderRole women played key roles as queens and consorts ⓘ
historicalSource The Secret History of the Mongols ⓘ
influenced succession politics of the Mongol Empire ⓘ
integratedInto Golden Horde elite through marriage ⓘ
Yuan dynasty elite through marriage ⓘ
knownFor marriage alliances with the family of Genghis Khan ⓘ
providing brides to Mongol khans ⓘ
language Mongolic languages ⓘ
legacy continued as a recognized clan in later Mongol khanates ⓘ
marriageAllianceWith Borjigin clan ⓘ
notableMember Bulugan ⓘ
Börte ⓘ
Chabi ⓘ
Sorghaghtani Beki ⓘ
partOf Mongol tribal confederations ⓘ
politicalRole formed dynastic alliances through marriage ⓘ
politicalStrategy used intermarriage to secure alliances ⓘ
region eastern steppe ⓘ
relatedTo Borjigin clan ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Tengrism ⓘ
roleInEmpire supplied queens and consorts to Mongol rulers ⓘ
socialStatus noble tribe within the Mongol world ⓘ
spouseProvidedTo Genghis Khan ⓘ
Kublai Khan ⓘ
other Borjigin princes ⓘ
Ögedei Khan ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
Mongol Empire era ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Börte → associatedWith → Onggirat tribe ⓘ
Dei Sechen → memberOf → Onggirat tribe ⓘ
Onggirat territory → inhabitedBy → Onggirat tribe ⓘ
Onggirat territory → inhabitedBy → Onggud tribe ⓘ
linked to: Onggirat tribe