The Merkit (Mongolian: Mergid, Cyrillic: Мэргид, lit. `skillful/wise ones`) was one of the five major tribal confederations (khanlig) in the Mongolian plateau in the 12th century. The Merkits lived in the basins of the Selenge River and lower Orkhon River (Southern Buryatia and Mongolian Selenge Province). After a struggle that took over t.....
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(from the article `Central Asia, history of`) It is probable that Turks were incorporated in the nascent Mongol empire. In a series of tribal wars that led to the defeat of the Merkits and the ... ...as members of the royal Borjigin clan, in spite of their rejection by it. Among other things, he was able to claim the wife to whom Yes&uu...
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