Genealogy of the Torghut royal family
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This video is about the Torghut royal family's long genealogy that started from Ong Khan to Kho Orluk, through Ubashi to Manchugjav, ending in Gumbundorjid in 1949. Gumbundorjid was the last Torghut khan in Bayangol. Tserenjav says that this document is rated as a Class B cultural relic in China. The genealogy is written on a piece of white cloth in black and red inks. While the black ink represents the royal family, the red ink represents Buddhist monks and other lower level officials. The second part of the genealogy explains the importance of exogamy in the royal family. It is written that each of the royal family members must know their first 7, middle 7 and last 7 generations because people in these 21 generations are considered close relatives.