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23-785: They lived in the southern part of current Zabaykalsky Krai and the Mongolian Dornod Province . Though the Khiyad Borjigids and the Tayichiuds were closely related and shared a common ancestor in Bodonchar Munkhag , at times they were arch-rivals for the rule of the Khamag Mongol . Though Khabul Khan of the Borjigin had 7 sons, he had designated Ambaghai , a son of Sengum Bilge of

46-584: A World Heritage Site named " Landscapes of Dauria ". Dauria stretches for almost 1,000 km from north to south from the Patom Plateau and North Baikal Plateau to the Russian state borders with Mongolia and China. The Transbaikal region covers more than 1,000 km from west to east from Lake Baikal to the meridian of the confluence of the Shilka and Argun Rivers. To the west and north lies

69-579: A 2012 survey, 25% of the population of Zabaykalsky Krai adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 6.25% to Buddhism , 6% declares to be generically unaffiliated Christian (excluding Protestant churches), 2% is an Orthodox Christian believer without belonging to any church or being member of other (non-Russian) Orthodox churches . In addition, 28% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 17% to be atheist , and 16.15% follows other religion or did not give an answer to

92-710: A new subject of the Russian Federation in the merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug", adopted by the State Duma on 5 July 2007. and approved by the Federation Council on 11 July 2007. Large companies in the region include the Priargunskoe Mining and Chemical Association, Territorial Generating Company №14, Novo-Shirokinsky mine, Kharanorskaya State District Power Plant, Kharanorskiy coal mine. Ravil Geniatulin ,

115-567: A non documented, extinct Yeniseian language . Mongolic-related Slab Grave cultural monuments are found in Baikal territory. The territory of Zabaykalsky Krai has been governed by the Xiongnu Empire (209 BC-93 CE) and Mongolian Xianbei state (93-234), Rouran Khaganate (330–555), Mongol Empire (1206–1368) and Northern Yuan (1368–1691). Medieval Mongol tribes like Merkit , Tayichiud , Jalairs and Khamag Mongols inhabited in

138-578: Is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ), located in the Russian Far East . Its administrative center is Chita . As of the 2010 Census , the population was 1,107,107. The krai was created on 1 March 2008, as a result of a merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug after a referendum held on the issue on 11 March 2007. In 2018, the krai became part of the Far Eastern Federal District . The krai

161-491: Is located within the historical region of Transbaikalia (Dauria) and has extensive international borders with China ( Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang ) (998 km) and Mongolia ( Dornod Province , Khentii Province and Selenge Province ) (868 km); its internal borders are with Irkutsk Oblast and Amur Oblast , as well as with Buryatia and the Sakha Republic . The Khentei-Daur Highlands are located at

184-709: The Irkutsk Oblast ; to the north the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), to the east the Amur Oblast . Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский) village, Amur Oblast , near the Russia-China border is a large site of uranium mining and processing facilities. Part of the area is protected by the Dauria Nature Reserve . The region has given its name to various animal species including Daurian hedgehog , and

207-749: The Keraites , they would defeat the latter bitterly. Although the ruling Tayichiud clan was destroyed by Genghis, their descendants, who had surrendered, achieved fame in parts of the Mongol Empire . Jebe (born Jurgaadai), who had struck the final blow to the Jurchens during the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty in 1219 and defeated the Kypchaks and their European allies at the battle of Kalka in 1223,

230-601: The 2021 Census, Russians made up 89.2% of the population while Buryats were 7.4%. Other significant groups were Armenians (0.3%), Tatars (0.3%), Ukrainians (0.2%), Kyrgyz (0.2%) and Uzbeks (0.2%). 118,477 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group. Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.69 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 66.82 years (male — 62.28, female — 71.54) As of

253-575: The Governor of Chita Oblast, was elected Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai on 5 February 2008, by the majority of the deputies of both Chita Oblast Duma and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Duma . He assumed the post on 1 March 2008. United Russia candidate Natalia Zhdanova was elected governor with 54% of the vote on 18 September 2016. Population: 1,004,125 ( 2021 Census ) ; 1,107,107 ( 2010 Census ) ; 1,155,346 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,377,975 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . According to

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276-789: The Tayichiud, as his successor. Thus Ambaghai Khan became the second khan of the Khamag Mongol. The rule of the Mongols had alternated between the Borjigid and the Tayichiud tribes, finally coming into the hands of Genghis Khan of Borjigid. The Tayichiud were rivals of the Naimans and several other tribes. In the Secret History of the Mongols , they were portrayed as bitter enemies of Genghis Khan . As allies of Jamukha and

299-682: The court of the Yuan Dynasty in 1327. In the Chagatai Khanate , another aristocrat , Buyan Suldus , overthrew the Qara'unas in Transoxiana in 1359, but was executed by Chagatai Khan Tughluq Temur in 1362. The tribe exerted great influence during the reign of Timur . The head of the Tayichiud during this time was Amir Musa. Though clashing with Timur on several occasions, Amir Musa also enjoyed multiple matrimonial alliances with

322-504: The following birds: Asian brown flycatcher ( Muscicapa daurica ), Daurian jackdaw , Daurian partridge , Daurian redstart , Daurian starling , Daurian shrike and the red-rumped swallow ( Hirundo daurica ). The Mongolian wild ass ( Equus hemionus hemionus ) is extinct in the region. The common name of the famous Dahurian larch ( Larix gmelinii ) as well as that of the Dahurian buckthorn ( Rhamnus davurica ) are also derived from

345-617: The imperial family. Both his daughter, Tuman Agha, and niece, Saray Mulk Khanum , were married to the emperor, with the latter becoming his chief consort. In addition to this, Amir Musa's son Muhammad Beg was married to Timur's daughter Aka Begim. They were the parents of Sultan Husayn Tayichiud . Sultan Husayn, later held prominent positions in the imperial army. People with the clan name Taichiud or Taijiud, Taijuud are found in present-day Mongolia , Inner Mongolia and in Kalmykia (tyayachiud). Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai

368-539: The krai. In the 17th century, some or all of Mongolic-speaking Daurs lived along the Shilka , upper Amur , and on the Bureya River . They thus gave their name to the region of Dauria , also called Transbaikal, now the area of Russia east of Lake Baikal . Today Buryat-Mongols remained in the territory of the krai. Preliminary work on the unification of the Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug

391-711: The same source. The ancient proto-Mongol Slab Grave Culture occupied the area around Lake Baikal in the Transbaikal territory. In 1667, Gantimur opened Transbaikalia and the country on the Amur River to the influence of the Tsardom of Russia . In Imperial Russia , Dauria itself became an oblast - the Transbaikal Oblast ( Russian : Забайкальская область ), established in 1851, with its capital at Nerchinsk , then at Chita . It became part of

414-544: The southwestern end. The Ivan-Arakhley Lake System is a group of lakes lying west of Chita. The first traces of human presence in the area dates to 35 to 150 thousand years ago. Early evidence was found on the surface of ancient river gravels Gyrshelunki (tributary of the Khilok River) near the city of Chita , near Ust-Menza on the Chikoy River. Based on toponyms, Zabaykalsky might have once been inhabited by

437-577: The survey. Transbaikalia Transbaikal , Trans-Baikal , Transbaikalia (Russian: Забайка́лье , romanized : Zabaykal'ye , IPA: [zəbɐjˈkalʲjɪ] ), or Dauria ( Даурия , Dauriya ) is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal in Far Eastern Russia . The steppe and wetland landscapes of Dauria are protected by the Daurian Nature Reserve , which forms part of

460-497: The voters voted for the union versus – 8.89% (52,698 voters) who voted against it. 72.82% of the electorate participated. In the Aga Buryat Autonomous Region 94% (38,814 voters) voted for the union versus – 5.16% (2129 voters). 82.95% of the electorate voters participated. On 23 July 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal constitutional law "On Establishment in the Russian Federation of

483-616: Was from Besud clan of Tayichiud. Baiju , the commander of the Tammachi in Persia, was also from the Besud clan of the Tayichiud. Chilaun, one of Genghis Khan's four close companions, was from the Suldus, a sub-clan of the Tayichiud. His descendant Chupan reached the peak of his career during the reign of Ilkhan Abu Said , and was given the title of chief commander of all Mongol Khanates by

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506-641: Was started at the level of regional authorities in April 2006. The governor of Chita Oblast Ravil Geniatulin, mayor of the Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Bair Zhamsuyev, head of the regional parliament Anatoly Romanov, and Dashi Dugarov sent a letter to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and on 17 November 2006, he supported the initiative. A referendum on unification took place on 11 March 2007. In Chita Oblast, "yes"

529-512: Was the predominant answer to the following question: Do you agree that the Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug merged into a new entity of the Russian Federation - Zabaykalsky Krai, which included Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug will be an administrative-territorial unit with special status, defined by the charter of the province in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation? In Chita Oblast, 90.29% (535,045 voters) of

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