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Post by sarmat on Mar 13, 2009 1:47:45 GMT 3
I think there are some supporting factors that he in fact was Turkic. Like that during the campaing in Caucasus he was saying to a Kypchak Khan that "they speak the same language."
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Post by keaganjoelbrewer on Mar 13, 2009 4:39:12 GMT 3
I don't think it really matters that he wasn't Mongol ethnically. There is no way that the Mongols would have been able to create such a massive empire if they only used soldiers who were ethnically Mongol.
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Post by ALTAR on Mar 13, 2009 13:36:36 GMT 3
Uriankhais are a branch of Tuvans. However, many of them have been assimilated by Mongolians (in culture, language etc.)
Today only a minority of Uriankhais in Mongolia hold their original Turkic language and culture who live in Tsengel Region. the others are united with Mongolian Nation.
I dont know their exact situation in the Genghis Khan Era. In my opinion they were bilingual(both Tuvan and Mongolian languages).
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Post by sarmat on Mar 13, 2009 16:53:47 GMT 3
Turkic Tuvans in Russia actually also call themselves Uriankhais.
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Post by hjernespiser on Mar 13, 2009 20:33:05 GMT 3
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Post by Subu'atai on Mar 18, 2009 14:22:03 GMT 3
Huh what? I keep hearing my name on this thread!!! d**n I'm popular Heh ne ways my grandfather was Uriankhai/Torghuut. There is a high concentration of Mongolic Uriankhai amongst us Oirats however.
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Post by hulagu on May 29, 2010 2:12:02 GMT 3
Is it you ? Wow u had a time machine and now u're here ? so kool hahaa
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