Khotogoid or ( ) is a subgroup of the

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living in northwestern

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. The Khotogoid people live roughly between Uvs Lake to the west and the Delgermörön river to the east. The Khotogoids belong to northwestern Khalkha and were one of the major groups that make up

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. The best-known ruler of Khotogoids probably was Ubashi Huang Taizi, also known as Altan Khan of the Khotogoid (not to be confused with Altan Khan of Tumed) who was successful in subjecting

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and pushing Oirats out of their domains in western Mongolia. The northern border of the Khotgoid Khanate reached modern Russian

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city and the southern border reached the eastern

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of Mongolia in the 17th century. The Khotogoid Khanate was not an independent state and its ruler was subject to Zasagtu khan aimag of Khalkha. In mid 17th century, because of the conflicts with neighboring Zasagtu Khan, the Khotogoids disintegrated and ceased to exist as a separate political unit. As a result, Khotogoids were frequently invaded by both other Khalkhas and

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. ...

. The Khotogoids moved into the area in the 16th century. In 1694, they were organized into the Zasaghtu Khan aimag's Erdeni Degüregchi

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khoshuu. After

Chingünjav Chingünjav (, ; also known as ''Admiral Chingün'' (, 1710–1757) was the Khalkha prince ruler of the Khotogoids and one of the two major leaders of the 1756-57 rebellion in Outer Mongolia. Although his rebellion failed, he is nowadays often hai ...

's rebellion in 1756-57, this was split up into five smaller entities: Erdeni Degüregchi Wang , Akhai Beise , Mergen

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, Dalai Gong , and Tsogtoo Wang . Chingünjav (mentioned above) is probably another well-known Khotogoid besides Ubasji Huang Taizi.

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* M. Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimginn lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001, pp. 165f. {{Authority control Mongol peoples Ethnic groups in Mongolia Khövsgöl Province