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One of the most distinctive aspects of Mongolian culture is its nomadic pastoral economy, which has shaped the traditional way of life for the Mongols for centuries. The nomadic lifestyle is centered around the family and the community, and involves the herding of 5 main animals including sheep, goat, horse, cow, camel and some yaks. This way ...
The Naiman (/ ˈ n aɪ m ə n /; Mongolian: ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠨ [ˈnɛːmɴ̩]; Kazakh and Kyrgyz: Найман, نايمان), meaning The Eight, was a medieval tribe originating in the territory of modern Western Mongolia [9] (possibly during the time of the Uyghur Khaganate), [10] and is one of the 92 tribes of Uzbeks, modern Mongols [2] and in the middle juz of the Kazakhs.
Their farming way of life was very different from the pastoral nomadism of the Mongols and the Khitan on the steppes. [19] [20] "At the most", the Jurchen could only be described as "semi-nomadic" while the majority of them were sedentary. The Manchu way of life (economy) was described as agricultural, farming crops and raising animals on farms ...
Merriam–Webster defined horde in this context as "a political subdivision of central Asian people" or "a people or tribe of nomadic life". [16] Ordas would form when families settled in auls would find it impossible to survive in that area and were forced to move. Often, periods of drought would coincide with the rise in the number of ordas.
The various Mongolic ethnic groups share a highly similar culture and traditions, but have specific differences in clothing styles and cuisine. Although Mongolian traditional clothing has changed little since the days of the empire, there have been some changes in styles which distinguish modern Mongolian dress from historic costume. Each tribe ...
The ancestors of Kalmyks were nomadic groups of Oirat-speaking Mongols, who migrated from Western Mongolia to Eastern Europe three times: in early medieval times, establishing in the 6th–8th centuries the Avar Khanate; in medieval times, establishing the Ulus of Juchi and Il-Kanate as Khuda-in-laws of Genghis Khan; [7] and finally, in early ...
A khanate or khaganate is a type of historic polity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. [1] [2] Khanates were typically nomadic Turkic, Tatar and Mongol societies located on the Eurasian Steppe, [3] [4] [5] politically equivalent in status to kinship-based chiefdoms and feudal monarchies.
The Dukha started becoming distinguished as reindeer herders around 1935, when the Mongolian word "tsaatan" first appeared in the newspaper Ünen and began to replace terms such as soyot uriankhai, taigyn irged (English: "citizens of the taiga), and oin irged (English: "citizens of the forest"). The Dukhas' chosen name for themselves, however ...