Kalmyk

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Mongolic language Mongolic people city ethnic group federal subject of Russia nomadic polity

Kalmyk refers to a Mongolic ethnic group primarily living in Russia’s Kalmykia region, known for being the only traditionally Buddhist people in Europe.

Aliases (6)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mongolic language → Mongolic people → city → ethnic group → ethnic group → federal subject of Russia → nomadic polity →
autonomousRepublic	Republic of Kalmykia →
capitalOf	Republic of Kalmykia →
continent	Europe →
country	Russia →
culturalPractice	Buddhist monastic festivals → epic storytelling → throat singing →
deportationEvent	deported under Stalin in 1943 →
diaspora	Czech Republic → France → Germany → United States →
ethnicGrouping	Mongolic peoples →
ethnonymOf	Kalmyk people →
historicalOriginRegion	Dzungaria → western Mongolia →
language	Kalmyk language →
majorityEthnicGroup	Kalmyk people →
migration	migrated to lower Volga region in 17th century →
notableFeature	only traditionally Buddhist people in Europe →
politicalEntity	Kalmyk Khanate →
populationCenter	Elista NERFINISHED →
primaryRegion	Kalmykia →
region	lower Volga region →
rehabilitationEvent	allowed to return to Kalmykia in 1957 →
relatedEthnicGroup	Buryats → Mongols → Oirats →
religiousSchool	Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism →
secondaryReligion	Islam → Russian Orthodoxy →
subgroupOf	Oirat people →
traditionalDwelling	yurt →
traditionalEconomy	pastoral nomadism →
traditionalLivestock	camels → horses → sheep →
traditionalReligion	Buddhism → Tibetan Buddhism →
traditionalScript	Clear Script →
writingSystem	Cyrillic script →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nogai Horde ("Kalmyks") →	conflictWith
Astrakhan Oblast ("Kalmyks") →	ethnicGroup
Kalmyk ("Kalmyk people") →	ethnonymOf
Mongolic languages ("Kalmyk language") →	hasPart
Vladimir Lenin →	heritage
Mongolic languages ("Kalmyk language") →	languageFamilyOf
Republic of Kalmykia ("Kalmyk people") →	majorityEthnicGroup