Dörbet

Dörbet may refers to:

Eastern Dorbet

The Dörbet (Dörvön Khüükhed/four children, Züün Dörvöd/Eastern Dorbet) clan is composed of descendants of Ainaga (爱纳嘎), the 16th grandson of Hasar. It is a subtribe of the Khorchin Mongols, along with the Gorlos.The name probably means "dürveh; to flee" (Middle Mongolian: dürbehu) or "döröv"; "four" (Middle Mongolian: Dörbe).

See also

Dörbet Oirat

The Dörbet (Mongolian: Дөрвөд, Dörvöd, ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠳ, lit. "the Fours"; Chinese: 杜尔伯特部; pinyin: Dù'ěrbótè Bù also known in English as the Derbet) is the second largest subgroup of Mongol people in modern Mongolia and was formerly one of the major tribes of the Four Oirat confederation in the 15th-18th centuries. In early times, the Dörbet and the Dzungars were ruled by collateral branches of the Choros. The Dörbets are distributed among the western provinces of Mongolia, Kalmykia, and in a small portion in Heilongjiang, China. In modern-day Mongolia, the Dörbets are centered in Uvs Province.

History

A Dörben clan of Duwa Sohor's four sons existed within the Khamag Mongol confederation in the 12th century; but their relation with the Dörbets is unclear. However, the Dörbets appeared in the early 15th century as part of the Four Oirats.The name probably means "döröv"; "four" (Middle Mongolian: dörbe).

In the 17th century, the leader of Dörbets was Dalai Taishi (d.1637). In order to unite the Oirats, Dalai Taishi used the method of marriage of convenience; Dalai Taishi and Khoshut leader Güshi Khan married the Torghut leader Kho Orluk sisters. During the Dalai Taishi period (circa 1625), the Oirat tribes lived in harmony.