Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Altai Uriankhai (Mongolian: Altai-yn Urianhai or Altain Urianhai Mongolian Cyrillic: Алтайн Урианхай; simplified Chinese: 阿尔泰乌梁海; traditional Chinese: 阿爾泰烏梁海; pinyin: Ā’ěrtài Wūliánghǎi) refer to a Mongolian tribe around the Altai Mountains that were organized by the Qing Dynasty. They now form a subgroup in western Mongolia and eastern Xinjiang. The Uriyangkhai or Uriankhai people first appeared in the 7th century as one of the people in Mongolia (Legend of the Erkune kun).
