Kalmyks

Western-Mongolian ethnic group that migrated from Northwestern China to Southern Russia
Intangible ethnic_group Q190209
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Kalmyks

Summary

Kalmyks is an ethnic group[1]. Kalmyks ranks in the top 3% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,553 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kalmyks is in the country of Kalmykia[3].
  • Kalmyks's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4].
  • Kalmyks is part of Oirats[5].
  • Kalmyks's Commons category is recorded as Kalmyks[6].
  • Kalmyks's said to be the same as is recorded as Oirats[7].
  • Kalmyks's significant event is recorded as deportation of the Kalmyks[8].
  • Kalmyks's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kalmyk people[9].
  • Kalmyks has a population of {'amount': '+179547'}[10].
  • Kalmyks's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Kalmyks's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Kalmyks's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[13].
  • Kalmyks's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • Kalmyks's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • Kalmyks's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[16].
  • Kalmyks's different from is recorded as calmuc[17].
  • Kalmyks's studied by is recorded as Kalmykology[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Kalmyks's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4].

Use and Application

Kalmyks is part of Oirats[5].

Influence

Things named for Kalmyks include Kalmykia[19], a republic of Russia[20], in Russia[21], founded in 1992[22] and Kalmyk Khanate[23], a historical country[24], founded in 1630[25].

Why It Matters

Kalmyks ranks in the top 3% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,553 views/month).[2] Kalmyks has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Kalmyks is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Works attributed to Kalmyks include Epic of Jangar[28], an epic poem[29]. Entities named for Kalmyks include Kalmykia[19], a republic of Russia[20], in Russia[21], founded in 1992[22] and Kalmyk Khanate[23], a historical country[24], founded in 1630[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . 2021 Russian census. rosstat.gov.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as Oirats
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