Shar Darkhad Explained

Group:Shar Darkhad
Region1:
Languages:Ordos Mongolian
Religions:Predominantly Tibetan Buddhism
Related:Mongols, Mongols in China, Ordos Mongols

The Shar Darkhad, Dalhut,[1] or Darhut[2] (Mongolian for "Untouchables",[3] "Protected Ones"; Chinese: 达尔扈特, pinyin: Dá'ěrhùtè) are a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in Inner Mongolia in northern China.[2]

In 1947, 2071 people from 462 households were eligible to be Darkhad. They were liable for maintaining the Great Khan's mausoleum at their own expense prior to the erection of a permanent government-owned structure in 1954–6. The Darkhad believe they are the direct descendants of the soul guards of Genghis Khan.[4]

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  2. Web site: Guarding Tribe Darhut - the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan.
  3. Grollova I. and Zikmundova V., Mongolians the great grandchildren of Chinggiskhan, Triton, Prague 2001
  4. Web site: Nielsen. Mads Vesterager. 2021-03-18. Meeting the Darkhad, the soul guards of Genghis Khan. 2021-03-29. SupChina. en-US.