 Darkhat people | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 21,558 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Mongolia | 21,558[1] |
| Languages | |
| Darkhad dialect of Mongolian | |
| Religion | |
| Mongolian shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkic peoples,[2][3][4][5][6] ,Khotgoid,Oirats, Khalkha Mongols | |
The Darkhad, Darqads, or Darhut (Mongolian for "Blacksmiths","Workmen" (derived from "дархан") are a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in northern Mongolia, in the Bayanzürkh, Ulaan-Uul, Renchinlkhümbe, Tsagaannuur sums of Khövsgöl Province; The Darkhad valley is named after them. The regional variant of Mongol language is the Darkhad dialect.[7] In the 2000 census, 16,268 people identified themselves as Darkhad.
The Darkhad were originally part of the Oirat or Khotgoid tribes. Between 1549 and 1686, they were subjects of Zasagt Khan aimag and the Khotgoid Altan Khan. In 1786 they became part of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu's shabi otog. At roughly the same time they became known as Black Darkhad.
Many Darkhad practise shamanism.
- ^ National Census 2010 Archived September 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ R.E. Asher, Christopher Moseley (2018). Atlas of the World's Languages. Routledge. p. 169.
- ^ Endangered Languages of the Caucasus and Beyond (Sanzeev 1931, Gáspár 2006 ed.). BRILL. 2016. p. 167.
- ^ Anett C. Oelschlaegel (2016). Plural World Interpretations. p. 7.
- ^ Alan J.K. Sanders (2010). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. p. 193.
- ^ Stephen A. Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tryon (1996). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and ... p. 910.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Pedersen, Morten Axel (2011). Not Quite Shamans: Spirit Worlds and Political Lives in Northern Mongolia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-6141-5.