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Mongolian names traditionally have an important symbolic character—a name with auspicious connotations being thought to bring good fortune to its bearer. The naming of children was usually done by the parents or a respected elder of the family or religious figures.
Any person of Mongolian origin who became famous in a different country under a local spelling. If a name is a composite where one part has a common English version, then all parts get transliterated anyway to maintain consistency (e.g. Dundgovi or Govi-Altai instead of Dundgobi or Gobi-Altai ).
The culture of Mongolia has been shaped by the country's nomadic tradition and its position at the crossroads of various empires and civilizations. Mongolian culture is influenced by the cultures of the Mongolic , Turkic , and East Asian peoples, as well as by the country's geography and its history of political and economic interactions with ...
I would like to propose that Mongolia-related articles use both Cyrillic and Mongol script for the names of Mongolian concepts. Currently within articles relating to Mongolian culture, geography and history, Mongol terms are generally given in Cyrillic only and omit the Mongol script, to which I consider to be imbalanced.
2 Naming conventions for Mongol rulers. 1 comment. 3 Toponymes naming convention. 29 comments ...
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The Mongol class largely lead separate lives, although over time there was a considerable cultural influence, especially in Persia and China. Some Mongols tended to make the transition from a nomadic way of life, based in yurt tents and herding livestock, to living in cities as the imposed rulers of a local population backed up by the Mongol army.
Articles which deal with an aspect of a country or region generally take the form "Foo of Country (noun)", such as Culture of India though some articles may be named "Country (adjective) foo" such as Indian literature and Indian Armed Forces, where the article is dealing with the language or people from the country rather than the country itself.