Chahar Mongols
Sign in to saveThe Chahars (Khalkha Mongolian: Цахар, Tsahar; ) are a subgroup of Mongols that speak Chakhar Mongolian and predominantly live in southeastern Inner Mongolia, China.
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- Chahar Mongols
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- Location of the Chahars in the northeast
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 299,000 (1987)
- Ethnic group.languages
- Chakhar Mongolian
- Ethnic group.religions
- Predominantly Tibetan Buddhism
- Ethnic group.related
- Mongols, Mongols in China, Bortala Mongols and Dariganga Mongols
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The Chahars (Khalkha Mongolian: Цахар, Tsahar; ) are a subgroup of Mongols that speak Chakhar Mongolian and predominantly live in southeastern Inner Mongolia, China.
The Chahars were originally one of estates of Kublai Khan located around Jingzhao (now Xi'an). They moved from Shaanxi to southeastern region controlled by the Northern Yuan dynasty based in the Mongolian Plateau in the 15th century. The Chahar became a tumen of six tumen Mongols under Dayan Khan and were led by his successors, thus becoming personal appanage of the Northern Yuan monarchs.
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