Dissertations On Turgut Mongols

The subject of this paper is Turgut, a branch of Oirat Mongols. The first part of this paper studies the economy, politics, religion and alliances of Turgut in Volga River basin. The second part is a series of dissertations discussing the politics, religion, education and social life of Turgut after the east return. All these efforts are to make studies more deeply.The study covers a long history of Turgut which can be divided into two periods, namely before the east return and after the east return. The places involved in the study include the Volga River basin, Xinjiang province and Ejina Qi. This paper falls into eleven chapters.The preamble explains the cause and meaning of this study, introduces the materials and current situation of study in this field, and shows the structure of the paper.Chapter 1 studies the economic conditions of Turgut in Volga River basin and its impact on the east return. The traditional nomadic economy boomed and then declined in this period. Trade with Russia, payments and booty got from the participation in Russian military campaigns, the controlling of the trade routes and fishing were important approaches of heaping up wealth. Declining of economic conditions is one of the reasons for the east return.Chapter 2 studies the religious condition of Turgut in Volga River basin and discusses its impact on the east return. The predominant role of Tibetan Buddhism continued along with the infiltration of the Orthodox Church and the scattered existence of Shamanism.Chapter 3 focuses on the alliances of Turgut with Dorbut, Junggar, Huxut, Kerk and Kabarda tribes after west-migrating to Volga River basin, analyzing the effects caused by these alliances on the life of Turgut, Dorbut and Junggar.Chapter 4 surveys different strategies of eight Turgut khans in Volga River basin in the face of Russia's attempts to control them. The strategies have been illustrated in five periods respectively. Chapter 5 studies the placement of the return Turgut by the Qing government through three aspects:the economic aid, the political treatment and the religious administration.Chapter 6 analyzes the relationship between Turgut and the Qing central government, mainly concentrating on the Samailin case, loyalty of Turgut to the central government and the Qing government's awards.Chapter 7 investigates the religious situation of Turgut in Xinjiang province. Some famous temples and outstanding figures are discussed in this part.Chapter 8 studies the development of school education of Turgut in Xinjiang province during the Republican period, with a further analysis on the reasons of its development and the influences caused by school education.Chapter 9 studies the new Turgut in Xinjiang. The proper policy of Yang Zengxin and the immigration of the new Turgut into Xinjiang had great contribution to the territorial integrity of our country. The social situations of the new Turgut during the Republican period are also discussed in this chapter.Chapter 10 discusses the source and practice of Wu jingbin's educational idea, who was a famous Turgut woman. Wu jingbin's educational idea came from her parents'home in Beijing and was carried out in her husband's hometown in Xinjiang. Wu jingbin contributed a lot to the local education.Chapter 11 covers several subjects on the history of Ejina Qi Turgut. The formation of Ejina Qi Turgut, the deeds of Tawangjiabu and the demographic, economic and ecological changes of Ejina Qi are the main topics in this chapter.