Darkhad

The Darkhad, Darqads,[7] or Dalhut[8] (Mongolian for "Untouchables",[9] "Protected Ones", or "Workmen of Darkhan") are a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in northern Mongolia, in the Bayanzürkh, Ulaan-Uul, Renchinlkhümbe, and Tsagaannuur sums of Khövsgöl Province. 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.

Darkhad
Total population
21,558
Regions with significant populations
 Mongolia21,558[1]
Languages
Darkhad dialect of Mongolian
Religion
Shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Mongolized Turkic peoples/Tuvans[2][3][4][5][6], Mongols, Khalkha Mongols

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]

Many Darkhad practise shamanism.

See also

References

Citations
  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. https://books.google.com/books?id=R0xWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PR169&dq=darkhad+turkic&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYmLnK2sncAhVmG5oKHRrkAH0Q6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=darkhad%20turkic&f=false.
  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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. 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. Grollova I. and Zikmundova V., Mongolians the great grandchildren of Chinggiskhan, Triton, Prague 2001

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