 Location of Torghut in the Oirat Confederation | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 202,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 China | 106,000[1] |
 Russia | 82,500 |
 Mongolia | 14,176[2] |
| Languages | |
| Torgut dialect of Oirat | |
| Religion | |
| Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mongols, especially Oirats | |
The Torghut (Mongolian: Торгууд, ᠲᠤᠷᠭᠣᠣᠠ, Torguud, "Guardsman", simplified Chinese: 土尔扈特; traditional Chinese: 土爾扈特) are one of the four major subgroups of the Four Oirats. The Torghut nobles traced their descent to the Mongol Keraite ruler Toghrul, and many Torghuts descended from the Keraites.
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