The Shar Darkhad, Dalhut,[1] or Darhut[2] (Mongolian for "Untouchables",[3] "Protected Ones",Chinese: 达尔扈特, pinyin: Dá'ěrhùtè) are a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in Inner Mongolia in northern China.[2]
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Languages | |
Ordos Mongolian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Tibetan Buddhism | |
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Mongols, Mongols in China, Ordos Mongols |
In 1947, 2071 people from 462 households were eligible to be Darkhad.[4] 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.[4] The Darkhad believe they are the direct descendants of the soul guards of Genghis Khan.[5]
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
- 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
- BBC: Darhad Tribe
- "Guarding the Spirit of Our Ancestor, Genghis Khan." [1]
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