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The Mongols[a] are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as Buryatia and Kalmykia republics of Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of Mongolic peoples.
History of Mongolia, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Mongolia from ancient times to the present. Mongolia is located between Russia to the north and China to the south, deep within the interior of eastern Asia far from any ocean.
Mongol, member of a Central Asian ethnographic group of closely related tribal peoples who live mainly on the Mongolian Plateau and share a common language and nomadic tradition. Their homeland is now divided into the independent country of Mongolia and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.
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 other nations.
Coordinates: 48°N 106°E. Mongolia[b] is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of 1,564,116 square kilometres (603,909 square miles), with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign state.
In the 10th–12th century ce the Khitan (see Liao dynasty), Juchen ( Jin dynasty), and Tatars ruled in Mongolia, but Mongol power was greatest in the 13th century, when Genghis Khan, his sons (notably Ögödei), and his grandsons Batu and Kublai Khan created one of the world’s largest empires.
In the heart of Mongolia, where the winds whisper tales of history and the steppes stretch endlessly, the Mongolian ethnicity stands resilient, weaving a tapestry that blends the ancient and the contemporary in a harmonious dance.
• 5 min read. Known for warfare, but celebrated for productive peace. Led by humble steppe dwellers, but successful due to a mastery of the era’s most advanced technology. The Mongol Empire...
Population. Mongolia's population rose above three million in the 2010s. An additional four million ethnic Mongols live in Inner Mongolia, which is part of China. Approximately 94 percent of the population of Mongolia are ethnic Mongols, mainly from the Khalkha clan.
The landlocked East Asian country of Mongolia has a unique culture that is heavily influenced by the traditional nomadic way of life of its people. Although the culture is influenced by Chinese, Indian, and Russian cultures, it still maintains a distinct identity of its own.