Oirats (/ ˈɔɪræt /; Mongolian: Ойрад [ˈɞe̯ɾə̆t]) or Oirds (Mongolian: Ойрд [ˈɞe̯ɾə̆t]; Kalmyk: Өөрд [ˈøːɾə̆t]), formerly known as Eluts and Eleuths (/ ɪˈluːt / or / ɪˈljuːθ /; Chinese: 厄魯特, Èlǔtè), [2][3] are the westernmost group of the Mongols, whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.

Led by the Khoshuud nobility, the Oirats began to convert to Buddhism. They became the chief defenders of the Dalai and Panchen Lamas. The Oirats who used the Mongolian script adopted in 1648–49 the clear script designed by the Oirat cleric and scholar Zaya Pandita Namkhaijamtsu.

Oirat (Oirads, Oyirads, Oirots) is the common name of several pastoral nomadic tribes of Mongolian origin whose ancestral home is in the Dzungaria and Amdo regions of western China and also western Mongolia.

Oirat, any of the peoples speaking western dialects of the Mongol language group. In the 13th century the western Mongols were enemies of the eastern Mongols of Genghis Khan ’s empire.

This is a timeline of the Oirats, also known as the Kalmyks or Dzungars. ÖLÜ-T or YELÜ-T IN THE EAST. According to Erdeniyin Tobchi (17 century), ÖLÜ-T or YELÜ-T (-t for plural) was one of the leading familial lineages in the Oirat coalition.

Oirats (/ ˈɔɪræt /; Mongolian: Ойрад [ˈɞe̯ɾə̆t]) or Oirds (Mongolian: Ойрд [ˈɞe̯ɾə̆t]; Kalmyk: Өөрд [ˈøːɾə̆t]), formerly known as Eluts and Eleuths (/ ɪˈluːt / or / ɪˈljuːθ /; Chinese: 厄魯特, Èlǔtè), are the westernmost group of the Mongols, whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.

Jun 18, 2012 · Oirats (Mongolian: Ойрад, Oirad; in the past, also Eleuths ) are the westernmost group of the Mongols who unified several tribes origin whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of western Mongolia.

Jan 3, 2019 · The Oirats were one of the forest peoples who lived in west of the Mongols of Genghis Khan. They submitted to Genghis in 1207 and played prominent roles in the history of the Mongol Empire. After the overthrow of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), Möngke-Temür, a high official of the Yuan, had placed himself at the head of the Oirats.

Dec 19, 2016 · After the breakup of the Mongol Empire, the Oirats, who had not been part of the original Mongols led by Chinggis Khan, transformed into the Dörben Oirat, a nomadic confederation mostly made up...

Jun 6, 2024 · Western Mongolia received the name of Dorvon Tumen Oirat or, Dorvon Oirat. The origin of the word oirat is still unclear. While some claim that is derived from oin irged, oin ard (forest dwellers, forest people), others argue it is rooted in oir torol (close relatives).