Merkit people

tribal confederation of 12th century Mongolia
AdministrativeArea nomadic_confederacy Q1059046
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Merkit people

Summary

Merkit people is a nomadic confederacy[1]. It draws 962 Wikipedia views per month (nomadic_confederacy category, ranking #3 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merkit people's religion is recorded as Tengrism[3].
  • Merkit people's religion is recorded as shamanism[4].
  • Merkit people is on the continent of Asia[5].
  • Merkit people's instance of is recorded as nomadic confederacy[6].
  • Merkit people's basic form of government is recorded as elective monarchy[7].
  • Merkit people's legislative body is recorded as kurultai[8].
  • Merkit people was dissolved in January 1, 1200[9].

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Geography

Merkit people is on the continent of Asia[5].

Designation and Status

Merkit people's instance of is recorded as nomadic confederacy[6]. Religious affiliations include Tengrism[3], a religion[10] and shamanism[4], a religion[11].

Why It Matters

Merkit people draws 962 Wikipedia views per month (nomadic_confederacy category, ranking #3 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Legislative body kurultai
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007593060705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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