Kalmyk Khanate
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The Kalmyk Khanate was a 17th–18th century nomadic Mongol state on the lower Volga River, whose Oirat rulers served as vassals of the Russian Empire while maintaining their own steppe-based political and military structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalmyk Khanate canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical state
ⓘ
khanate ⓘ nomadic polity ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Caspian Sea region
ⓘ
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
surface form:
Nogai steppe
Russian principalities ⓘ |
| capital | Khoshutovskaya ⓘ |
| causeOfEnd | integration into Russian imperial administration ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| economy | pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
| endTime |
1771
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Kalmyk
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalmyks
Oirats ⓘ |
| governmentType |
hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
nomadic khanate ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Ayuka Khan
ⓘ
Kho Orluk ⓘ |
| hasTitleOfRuler | Khan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Republic of Kalmykia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalmykia
|
| language |
Kalmyk
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalmyk Oirat
|
| languageFamily | Mongolic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pontic–Caspian steppe
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ lower Volga region ⓘ |
| mainLivelihood |
cattle herding
ⓘ
horse herding ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| militaryAllyOf | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| militaryStructure | cavalry-based army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1771 Kalmyk migration to Dzungaria ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Russo-Turkish Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Russo–Turkish wars
wars against the Crimean Khanate ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
steppe-based political system
ⓘ
tribal federation ⓘ |
| population |
Kalmyk
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalmyk Mongols
|
| presentDayLocation |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| religion |
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| rulingClass | Oirat nobility ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Torghut Oirats ⓘ |
| startTime |
1630
ⓘ
1630s ⓘ |
| successor |
Astrakhan Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalmyk Steppe within Russian Empire ⓘ |
| vassalTo | Russian Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kalmyk people
subject surface form:
Oirat confederation