Kharchin Mongols
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The Kharchin (Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠴᠢᠨ, Харчин, qaračin; Chinese: 喀喇沁部), or Kharachin, is a subgroup of the Mongols residing mainly (and originally) in North-western Liaoning and Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. There are Khalkha-Kharchin Mongols in Dorno-Gobi Province (Kharchin Örtöö was part of the province during Qing rule) and in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Not to be confused with Khorchin Mongols.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, China ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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China | 593,000 (1987)[1] |
Mongolia | 152 (2010)[2] |
Languages | |
Kharchin dialect of Mongolian | |
Religion | |
Tibetan Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Mongols, Mongols in China |
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They are descended directly from the Kharchin tümen of the Northern Yuan dynasty. The Kharchin tümen consisted of:
- Yünshebü tümen
- Southern branch of Doyan Uriankhai
- Eastern branch of Mongoljin-Tümed
The eastern Tümed (Chaoyang county, Liaoning) and Mongoljin (Fuxin county, Liaoning) trıbes were also categorized as Kharchin traditionally.