The Abaganars are (
Khalkha-Mongolian:Авга нар/Avga nar; ) a
Southern Mongolian sub-ethnic group in
Abag Banner,
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...
of China.
Etymology
The ethnonyms "Abaganar" and "
Abaga" translated from
Mongolian language
Mongolian is the Prestige (sociolinguistics), principal language of the Mongolic languages, Mongolic language family that originated in the Mongolian Plateau. It is spoken by ethnic Mongols and other closely related Mongolic peoples who are nati ...
means paternal uncle. According to G. Sukhbaatar, these ethnonyms goes deep into history, right up to the
Xianbei
The Xianbei (; ) were an ancient nomadic people that once resided in the eastern Eurasian steppes in what is today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Northeastern China. The Xianbei were likely not of a single ethnicity, but rather a multiling ...
. L. Bazin was the first to propose such an interpretation, comparing the Xianbei aimak Afugan with Abagas.
[Нанзатов Б. З. (2018). "Иркутские буряты в XIX веке: этнический состав и расселение". Улан-Удэ: Изд-во БНЦ СО РАН. Pages 91-92.]
History
The Abaganars and
Abagas appeared in the 13th century from the people granted by
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan (title), khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongols, Mongol tribes, he launched Mongol invasions and ...
to his brother
Belgutei. Some of them mixed not only with
Mongol-speaking tribes -
Oirats
Oirats (; ) or Oirds ( ; ), formerly known as Eluts and Eleuths ( or ; zh, 厄魯特, ''Èlǔtè'') are the westernmost group of Mongols, whose ancestral home is in the Altai Mountains, Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.
...
,
Khalkhas,
Buryats,
Inner Mongols and
Kalmyks, but also became part of the
Turkmens,
Telengits and
Evenks.
[Очир А. (2016). "Монгольские этнонимы: вопросы происхождения и этнического состава монгольских народов". Элиста: КИГИ РАН. Pages 9-10.]
See also
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Administrative divisions of Northern Yuan Dynasty
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Demographics of China
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List of medieval Mongolian tribes and clans
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List of Mongolian monarchs
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Mongols in China
Mongols in China, also known as Mongolian Chinese or Chinese Mongols, are ethnic Mongols who live in China. They are one of the List of ethnic groups in China#Ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China, 56 ethnic groups recogniz ...
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Northern Mongolia
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Western Mongolia
References
Southern Mongols
Mongols
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