| Group: | Töleñgıt |
| Native Name: | Төлеңгіт |
| Native Name Lang: | kk |
| Flag: | Kazakh Tamga 03.svg |
| Flag Caption: | Tamga used by the Töleñgıt |
| Regions: | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Languages: | Kazakh, Russian |
| Religions: | Predominantly Sunni Islam[1] |
Töleñgıt, Tulenguts[2] (Kazakh: төлеңгіт) — Kazakh clan which has served Khans and Sultans. Not part of any of the Kazakh zhuzes. In the Ulus of the Kazakhs, was a special class and reliable support of the Khans.
The ethnonym Töleñgıt (Tulengut) was borrowed by the Kazakhs from the Oirats.[3] It related with the Telenguts (Dolonguts) Oirat clan name.[4] Further, the name Telengut comes from the ancient Tiele[5] and Dolange ethnonyms.[6]
The origin of the Tölengıts is related with the Kalmyks and Dzungars.[7] It is believed that the Tölengıts are an estate of former Dzungar (Kalmyk) prisoners of war, from which the Khan's squad, bodyguards and court servants were later created.[8] There is information that the Töleñgıts of Kenesary Khan got to him from his grandfather Ablai Khan and consisted mainly of Kalmyks.[9]