Darkhad

DarkhadTotal population

21,558
Regions with significant populations
Mongolia| 21,558[1]
Languages
Darkhad dialect of Mongolian
Religion
Mongolian shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Tuvans,[2][3][4][5][6] Oirats, Khalkha Mongols

The Darkhad, Darqads,[7] Dalhut,[8] or Darhut[9] (Mongolian for "Untouchables",[10] "Protected Ones", or "Workmen of Darkhan"; Chinese: 达尔扈特, pinyin: Dá'ěrhùtè) are a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in northern Mongolia, in the Bayanzürkh, Ulaan-Uul, Renchinlkhümbe, Tsagaannuur sums of Khövsgöl Province; as well as Inner Mongolia in northern China.[9] The Darkhad valley is named after them. The regional variant of Mongol language is the Darkhad dialect. In the 2000 census, 16,268 people identified themselves as Darkhad.

The Darkhad were originally part of the Oirat or Khotgoid tribes. Between 1549 and 1686, they were subjects of Zasagt Khan aimag and the Khotgoid Altan Khan. In 1786 they became part of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu's shabi otog. At roughly the same time they became known as Black Darkhad.

In 1947, 2071 people from 462 households were eligible to be Darkhad.[7] They were liable for maintaining the Great Khan's mausoleum at their own expense prior to the erection of a permanent government-owned structure in 1954–6.[7] The Darkhad believe they are the direct descendants of the soul guards of Genghis Khan.[11]

Many Darkhad practise shamanism.

## See also[edit]

* Darkhad language
* Mausoleum of Genghis Khan
* Taiga (1992 film)

## References[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ National Census 2010 Archived September 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ R.E. Asher, Christopher Moseley (2018). Atlas of the World's Languages. Routledge. p. 169.
3. ^ Endangered Languages of the Caucasus and Beyond (Sanzeev 1931, Gáspár 2006 ed.). BRILL. 2016. p. 167.
4. ^ Anett C. Oelschlaegel (2016). Plural World Interpretations. p. 7.
5. ^ Alan J.K. Sanders (2010). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. p. 193.
6. ^ Stephen A. Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tryon (1996). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and ... p. 910.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^ a b c Bayar (2007), p. 211.
8. ^ Xinhua (8 Aug 2006), "Genghis Khan's Mausoleum Holds Grand Memorial Ceremony", Official site, Beijing: China Internet Information Center.
9. ^ a b "Guarding Tribe Darhut - the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan".
10. ^ Grollova I. and Zikmundova V., Mongolians the great grandchildren of Chinggiskhan, Triton, Prague 2001
11. ^ Nielsen, Mads Vesterager (2021-03-18). "Meeting the Darkhad, the soul guards of Genghis Khan". SupChina. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Bayar, Nasan (2007), "On Chinggis Khan and Being Like a Buddha: A Perspective on Cultural Conflation in Contemporary Inner Mongolia", The Mongolia–Tibet Interface: Opening New Research Terrains in Inner Asia, Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, Vol. 10/9, Proceedings of the 10th Seminar of the IATS, Oxford, 2003, Leiden: Brill, pp. 197–222, ISBN 9789004155213.

## External links[edit]

* BBC: Darhad Tribe
* "Guarding the Spirit of Our Ancestor, Genghis Khan." [1]

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