Ubashi Khan


Ubashi Khan
ᠣᠪᠠᠱᠢ ᠬᠠᠨ
Ubashi Khan (1744–1774), the Torghut ruler of the Kalmyk Khanate, in Qing dynasty costume (紫光阁功臣像 collection)
Khan of the Kalmyk Khanate
Reign1761 – 1771
PredecessorDonduk Dashi Khan [ru]
SuccessorDodbi Khan [ru]
Born1744
Kalmyk Khanate
Died1774 (aged 29–30)
Beijing, Qing dynasty

Ubashi Khan (Mongolian: ᠣᠪᠠᠱᠢ ᠬᠠᠨ; Chinese: 渥巴锡汗;[a] 1744 – 1774[1]) was a Torghut-Kalmyk prince and the last Khan of the Kalmyk Khanate. In January 1771, he led the return migration of the majority of the Kalmyk people from the Kalmyk steppe to Dzungaria, their ancestral homeland, then under the control of the Qing dynasty.[2]


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  1. ^ "土尔扈特部落史". Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  2. ^ Perdue 2009, p. 295.