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Mongols

Also known as Mongol people, Mongol, Mongolians, Mongolian people, Mongolian, Tartars, Tartar, Tartar people

Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and China (Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of Mongolic peoples. The Oirats and the Buryats are classified either as distinct ethno-linguistic groups or as subgroups of Mongols.

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The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group primarily from Mongolia and regions of China and Russia, and they represent the largest group within the broader Mongolic peoples. Understanding the Mongols matters because they represent a significant ethnic and cultural presence across a vast geographic area spanning East Asia and Russia, with related subgroups like the Oirats and Buryats whose relationship to Mongol identity remains a subject of classification.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.pop14: 3,102
Ethnic group.pop15: 2,716
Ethnic group.group: Mongols
Ethnic group.image: Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival.jpg
Ethnic group.caption: Mongolians in traditional dressduring Naadam festival
Ethnic group.pop1: 6,290,204
Ethnic group.pop2: 3,046,882
Ethnic group.pop3: 651,355
Ethnic group.pop4: 37,963
Ethnic group.pop5: 20,416
Ethnic group.pop6: 19,170
Ethnic group.pop7: 12,000
Ethnic group.pop8: 10,236
Ethnic group.pop9: 9,090
Ethnic group.pop10: 7,218
Ethnic group.pop11: 6,992
Ethnic group.pop12: 5,538
Ethnic group.pop13: 3,972

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: mongole
Population: 10000000
Image: Mongolian Family - Western Region.jpg

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Commons category: Mongols
native label: ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠴᠤᠳ

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Contents

Definition
Etymology
History
In the Chinese classics
Mongol Empire
Northern Yuan
Qing era
Post-Qing era
Language
Religion
Kinship and family life
Royal family
Historical population
Geographic distribution
Subgroups
Sister groups
Mongolia
China
Russia
Elsewhere
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Secondary sources
Primary sources
External links

The Mongols are bound together by a common heritage and ethnic identity, descending from the Proto-Mongols. Their indigenous dialects are collectively known as the Mongolian language. The contiguous geographical area in which the Mongols primarily live is referred to as the Mongol heartland, especially in discussions of the Mongols' history under the Mongol Empire.