Merkit people
Sign in to saveThe Merkit (; ; ) was one of the five major tribal confederations of Mongol or Turkic origin in the 12th-century Mongolian Plateau.
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It is catalogued under topics including 11th-century establishments in Asia, 1200s disestablishments in Asia and Former confederations.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Three Merkits
- Country.common_name
- Merkit
- Country.era
- Post-classical history
- Country.status
- Nomadic confederation
- Country.today
- Mongolia, Buryatia
- Country.year_start
- 11th century
- Country.year_end
- 1200
- Country.s1
- Khamag Mongol
- Country.image_map
- Mongol Empire c.1207.png
- Country.image_map_caption
- Mongol Empire c.1207
- Country.capital
- Not specified
- Country.religion
- Shamanism, Syriac Christianity
- Country.government_type
- Elective monarchy
- Country.title_leader
- Chieftain/Beki
- Country.leader1
- Toqto'a Beki
- Country.year_leader1
- ? - 1200
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Wikidata facts
- Religion
- shamanism
- Continent
- Asia
- Form of government
- elective monarchy
- Legislature
- kurultai
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1200-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Three Merkits
- Relations
- Conflict with Genghis Khan
- Late Merkits
- Notes
- References
The Merkit (; ; ) was one of the five major tribal confederations of Mongol or Turkic origin in the 12th-century Mongolian Plateau.
The Merkits lived in the basins of the Selenga and lower Orkhon River (modern south Buryatia, Bulgan Province and Selenge Province). After a struggle of over 20 years, they were defeated in 1200 by Genghis Khan and their lands were incorporated into the Mongol Empire.
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