Kalmyks
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Summary
Kalmyks is an ethnic group[1]. Kalmyks ranks in the top 3% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,583 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kalmykia[3]
- Part of: Oirats[4]
- Commons category: Kalmyks[5]
- Said to be the same as: Oirats[6]
- Significant event: deportation of the Kalmyks[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kalmyk people[8]
- Population: 179,547[9]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[15]
- Different from: calmuc[16]
- Studied by: Kalmykology[17]
- P14541: 4MMeRB[18]
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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 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Kalmyks is known by 86 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].