Mongols

The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China, particularly Inner Mongolia. They currently number about 8.5 million and speak the Mongol language. There are approximately 2.3 million Mongols in Mongolia, 4 million Mongols living in Inner Mongolia, and 2 million Mongols living in neighboring provinces. In addition, there are a number of ethnic groups in North China and Russia related to the Mongols: the Daur, Buryat, Evenk, Dorbod, Tuvans and Kalmyk.

Modern history

In 1921, Outer Mongolia revolted with Russian support, forming modern Mongolia. A Communist government was formed in 1924. The USSR defended Mongolia from Japanese invasion. However, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, for reasons both practical and philosophical, enacted an often brutal if not entirely effective sweeping aside Mongolian tradition, working against the Buddhist religions, clan-ism, and script, and for collectivism (as opposed to the traditional nomadic lifestyle). Mongolia aligned itself with Russia after the Sino-Soviet split of 1958. In 1990 the Communist government was overthrown, and by 1992 Mongolia established a parliamentary government.

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1921 - Outer Mongolia - Russia - Mongolia - Communist - 1924 - USSR - Japan - Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party - Buddhist - Sino-Soviet split - 1958 - 1990 - 1992 - Parliamentary

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Inner Mongolia is an autonomous state within China. Han Chinese have been massively re-settled there, and are the dominant ethnic group. China places many of the same cultural restrictions on Mongols as did Soviet Mongolia. However, Mongols are exempt from the government's one-child policy, and the PRC officially promotes the Mongol language.

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Inner Mongolia - Han Chinese - One-child policy - PRC - Mongol language

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The Russian Federation also has some autonomous regions for descendants of the Mongols, such as the Buryats:

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Russian Federation - Buryat

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• Kalmykia Autonomous Republic (Western Mongolians - Oirats)
• Ust-Orda Buryats Autonomous District
• Aga-Buryat Autonomous District
• Buryatia Autonomous Republic