Khatso people
Sign in to savethumb|The main square of Xingmeng Mongol Ethnic Township in Tonghai County The Khatso people (), commonly known as the Yunnan Mongols (), is a Mongolic ethnic group, mainly distributed in Tonghai County in the Yunnan province of southwestern China. The Khatso people are descendants of the army personnel of the Yuan dynasty.
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thumb|The main square of Xingmeng Mongol Ethnic Township in Tonghai County The Khatso people (), commonly known as the Yunnan Mongols (), is a Mongolic ethnic group, mainly distributed in Tonghai County in the Yunnan province of southwestern China. The Khatso people are descendants of the army personnel of the Yuan dynasty.
==History== Before the mid-13th century, Yunnan was held by many war-like independent states such as the Nanchao and Dali Kingdoms. The Mongol Empire under Möngke Khan conquered the Dali Kingdom in 1253. Until 1273, a Chinggisid prince received viceroyalty over the area. Kublai Khan appointed the first governor, Turkmen Sayid Ajall, in Yunnan in 1273.
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