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Portrait of Kalmyk girl Annushka (1767) by Ivan Argunov. Koskovo Museum.

Sharka-Barka is a traditional folk dance performed by the Kalmyks of European Russia.

Not me drawing the Mongolia team like they're new Sailor scouts! Design by Michel Amazonka

Boroqul's  march through the deer trails of the Siberian forests succeeded in keeping his forces hidden from the eyes of the Tumed. The Tumed tribe was having a great feast when suddenly Mongol horsemen burst through the trees. As the Secret History of the Mongols says, the cavalry came through as if 'through the smoke holes of their tents.' It was a complete victory, and the Tumed were routed. The Tumed chieftainess Bodoqui Tarkhun was captured, and given as wife to the Oirat chief Quduqa Beki. The hapless Qorchi of the Ba'arin was given his thirty  wives, (which had set off the revolt in the first place!). Chinggis Khan sacrificed 100 Tumed to the spirit of Boroqul, and took his fallen friend's children into his own care. The remainder of the Tumed people were dispersed as slaves, and Doorbei Doqshin and Chinggis' eldest son Jochi took the submission of the other forest tribes who had been in revolt, such as some of the Oirat and Kirghiz. To learn more about these conflicts, check out my video on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FJTnCCBcsE&feature=youtu.be

Hear me out, what if period drama but make it Kalmyk?

With me being a Mongol by bone (through my father’s line), some of you may be wondering how I view Pan Mongolism. My view is that while this would be pretty nice for us to gather our fellow groups, we’re sandwiched between two powerful nations, with most of our kind being in these countries. I needn’t remind you that we should focusing on building ourselves up from the inside first through integration of our already existing minorities, especially the Kazakhs. There are Khalkha centric nationalists among us, but I’m not one of these kinds. With my two neighbors being as strong as they are, I wouldn’t like for those of our stock to secede from their existing countries, or even try to separate from them simply so they can join our administration. However, I would like to help host a few inter Mongol festivals in hopes of building a sense of unity & bridging among us even through borders or political affiliations. I hope you guys will have a good Bituun & more will come on Tsagaan Sar if I can update by then.