Bayads

Bayad
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠥᠠ
Total population
56,573
Regions with significant populations
 Mongolia56,573[1]
Languages
Oirat
Religion
Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism, Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Mongols, especially Oirats

The Bayad (Mongol: Баяд/Bayad, lit. "the Riches") is the third largest subgroup of Mongol people in modern Mongolia and they are a tribe in Four Oirats. Baya'ud were a prominent clan within the Mongol Empire. Baya'ud can be found in both Mongolic and Turkic peoples. Within Mongols, the clan is spread through Khalkha, Inner Mongolians, Buryats and Oirats.