Mongolian words and phrases

thumb|right|Timur's great 'kurultai', from a 16th century copy of Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi's Zafarnama A kurultai (, ), also called a quriltai, was a medieval political and military council consisting of members of a Mongol khan's family, imperial sons-in-law, captains of the army and others during and before the Mongol empire.

thumb|Tamgha of the Bayundur, which represents a [[falcon according to Mahmud al-Kashgari]] A tamga, or tamgha (from ), was an abstract seal or brand used by Eurasian nomads and cultures influenced by them, initially as a livestock branding. The tamga was used as a livestock branding for a particular tribe, clan or family. They were common among the Eurasian nomads throughout Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages. As clan and family identifiers, the collection and systematic comparison of tamgas is regarded to provide insights into relations between families, individuals and ethnic groups in

Tarkhan (, or ; ; ; ; ; alternative spellings Tarkan, Tarkhaan, Tarqan, Tarchan, Turxan, Tarcan, Turgan, Tárkány, Tarján, Tarxan) is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Turkic, Hungarian, Mongolic, and Iranian peoples. Its use was common among the successors of the Mongol Empire and Turkic Khaganate.

Mongol Empire military unit

Khirigsuur (kheregsüür, khirgisuur, kereksur, khereksur) is a type of Bronze Age burial, encountered in the Mongolic-speaking regions such as the Republic of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Buryatia and Tuva. It is composed of a central stone mound with a stone burial chamber generally beneath it, a stone enclosure, and external mounds and circles on the periphery. The etymology of the word is uncertain, though some groups of Mongols connect it with the Kyrgyz people.

type of personal naming custom used in Mongolian culture

The manghir (; ; ) was an Ottoman copper coin introduced first during the reign of sultan Murad I ().