Chantuu

People in Hovd, Mongolia of Turkic origin
Ethnic group
Chantuu
Regions with significant populations
 Mongolia132 (2010 census)
Languages
Oirat
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism , Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Mongols, especially Oirats

The Chantuu people are Mongol sub-group in Hovd province, Mongolia. Their name from the Chantou (Chinese: 纏頭) called Turkic peoples in Central Asia.[1]

See also

  • Demographics of Mongolia
  • Zunghar Khanate
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Mongolic peoples
HistoryProto-MongolsMedieval tribesEthnic groups
Mongols
Southern Mongols
Oirats
Buryats
Other
See also: Donghu and Xianbei · Turco-Mongol
*Mongolized ethnic groups.**Ethnic groups of Mongolian origin or with a large Mongolian ethnic component.

References

  1. ^ Андрас Рона-Тас (1964). По следам кочевников: Монголия глазами этнографа. Prograss. p. 185.


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