Oirat confederation (periodically)

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The Oirat confederation was a powerful alliance of western Mongol tribes that intermittently dominated Inner Asian politics and at times controlled or heavily influenced the Mongol khanate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity
political alliance
tribal confederation
alliedWith Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
surface form: Tibetan Gelugpa hierarchy (periodically)
capitalType nomadic political center
composedOf western Mongol tribes
conflict Kazakh Khanate
Ming dynasty
Northern Yuan dynasty
surface form: Northern Yuan Mongols

Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing dynasty (in Dzungar phase)
country Mongol Empire
surface form: Mongol Empire (western part, late period)
economicActivity long-distance trade
raiding
economicBase pastoral nomadism
ethnicGroup Oirats
influenced Mongol khanate politics
language Oirat language
legacy Oirat diaspora in Russia, Mongolia, and China
formation of Kalmyk people in lower Volga region
memberTribe Dörbet Oirats
surface form: Bayad (Oirat)

Choros (Ölöt)
Dörbet
Khoid
Khoshut
Dörbet Oirats
surface form: Torghut
notableEvent capture of Ming emperor Yingzong in 1449
notableLeader Amursana
surface form: Amursana (in late Oirat-Dzungar context)

Esen Taishi
Toghon Taishi
opposed Northern Yuan dynasty
politicalStatus intermittent hegemon in Inner Asia
rival of Eastern Mongols
politicalSystem aristocratic tribal leadership
predecessor Mongol Empire tribal structure
region Dzungarian Basin
surface form: Dzungaria

Central Asia
surface form: Inner Asia

western Mongolia
surface form: Western Mongolia
religion Tibetan Buddhism
shamanism
successor Dzungar Khanate
Kalmyk Khanate
Khoshut Khanate
timePeriod 14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century (in successor states)
usedScript Clear Script (Todo Bichig, later Oirat states)

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Northern Yuan dynasty hasPart Oirat confederation (periodically)