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Torghut
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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.
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![]() Location of Torghut in the Oirat Confederation | |
Total population | |
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202,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 106,000[1] |
![]() | 82,500 |
![]() | 14,176[2] |
Languages | |
Torgut dialect of Oirat | |
Religion | |
Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Mongols, especially Oirats |
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