Olot people

Olots
Image showing the location of the Olots
Regions with significant populations
 Mongolia15,520 (2010)
 China40,000
Languages
Oirat
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism
Related ethnic groups
Mongols, especially Oirats

The Olot people (/ˈoʊlɒt/; Mongolian: Өөлд Ööld [ˈɵɮʊ̆t]) are an Oirat sub-ethnic group of Choros origin.[1] They were one of the strongest tribes of the Oirats. Today, Mongolian Olots live in Erdenebüren and Ölziit sums. There are a few Olots in Hulunbuir region and around 40,000 Olots in Xinjiang province of China. Ölziit Olots absorbed into the Khalkha Mongols, and the Erdenebüren Olots of around 3,000 retained their Oirat heritage.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baumer, Christoph (2018-04-18). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.
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