Total population | |
---|---|
56,573 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Mongolia | 56,573[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.