Torghut

Torghut
Location of Torghut in the Oirat Confederation
Total population
202,000
Regions with significant populations
 China106,000[1]
 Russia82,500
 Mongolia14,176[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.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ National Census 2010