Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
| Created: | 2015-09-27 12:03 |
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| Institution: | Department of Archaeology and Anthropology |
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| Description: | The Torghut came to the Volga region at the beginning of the seventeenth century under the leadership of Kho-Urlyuk and his sons. Afterwards, in 1771 Ubashi Khan, a descendant of Kho-Urlyuk, led the majority of the Kalmyks back to Dzungaria. Those Torghuts who remained in Russia settled close to water, which enabled them to engage in fishery on top of their traditional livestock breeding. The main clans to form the Torghut sub-ethnic group are Keryat, Erketen, Tsaatan, Tsookhor, and Bagut.
Outside Kalmykia, Torghuts are known to live in Mongolia and China. On this page you can watch videos about the Torghut in Kalmykia. |
Media items
This collection contains 11 media items.
Media items
Keemia Orlova, About the Torghut
43 views
The Torghuts have been known since the times of Chingis Khan who highly valued them. In Chingis Khan's army the Torghuts protected his palaces and the nobility. According to...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 26 Feb 2017
Mingiyan Lidzhiev, About the Torghuts and Khoshuds
2 views
Mingiyan recounts the history, composition and movement of various Torghut and Khoshud clans:
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 5 May 2019
Nikolai Ubushaev, A Legend About the Shikryakhn Clan
17 views
Nikolai tells a story. Once upon a time there was a man who had five sons, for each of whom he had prepared a barrel of gold. The sons were supposed to receive a barrel each when...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 19 Dec 2016
Nikolai Ubushaev, About the Akh Tsaatan and Bag Tsaatan Clans
17 views
Nikolai explains why the Bag Tsaatan clan (i.e. Small Tsaatan) is considered senior to the Akh Tsaatan clan (i.e. Big Tsaatan).
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 10 Feb 2018
Nikolai Ubushaev, About the History and Composition of the Tsaatan
20 views
In this interview Nikolai talks about the origin of the Tsaatan clan and its composition.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 10 Feb 2018
Nikolai Ubushaev, About the Origin of the Torghut
14 views
Nikolai talks about the origin and etymology of Torghut.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 18 Dec 2016
Nikolai Ubushaev, About the Tsaatan
13 views
Nikolai talks about the Tsaatan clan, its composition, etymology, and clan stories.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 18 Dec 2016
Nikolai Ubushaev, The Shikryakhn Clan
11 views
In this interview Nikolai talks about his parents, paternal ancestors, siblings and his life in Siberian exile.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 19 Dec 2016
Sanj Khoyt, The History of the Torghuts
45 views
Sanj talks about the history of the Torghuts in Kalmykia.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 5 Apr 2018
Viktor Mandzhiev, Tsaatan Dialect
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Viktor talks about some phonetic peculiarities of the Tsaatan dialect.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 23 Mar 2018
Yuriy Sangadzhiev, The Torghuts
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Yuriy recounts two different versions of the origin of the ethnonym Torghut and talks about the dispersal of the Torghuts in Kalmykia.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (TORGHUT)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 10 Jan 2018