The Aohan (Mongolian:Аохан/Aohan, Уухан/Uuhan; ) are a Southern Mongols subgroup in Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.
Etymology
The ethnonym "Aohan" or "Uuhan" translated from Mongolian language means “elders”, “venerable”.
[ Aohan Banner. Information about the territory, population and history of changes in administrative-territorial division.]
History
In the 16th century, a descendant of
Genghis Khan in the 18th generation migrated to the territory of modern
Chifeng in
Inner Mongolia, so the local
Mongols were respectfully called “aohan” (“elders”, “venerable”). When the Mongols submitted to the
Manchus in the first half of the 17th century, the latter introduced their eight-banner system among the Mongols, and the local Mongols were united into a
Aohan Banner (Aohan Khoshun in Mongolian).
See also
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Wuhuan Mongols
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Demographics of China
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