List of medieval Mongol tribes and clans

• '''''' • Khorilar • Dorben (N) • Uriankhat • '''Ma'alikh baya'ut''' (D) • '''Jarchi'ut Adangkhan''' (D) • Belgunot • Buyant • Bugunot • Khatagin (N) • Eljigin • '''Salji'ut''' • Jadaran (N) • Baarin (N) • '''Manan Ba'arin''' • Jaruud • Noyakin (N) • Barulas (N) • '''Buda'at''' (N) • Adargin/Adarkin (N) • Chonos (N) • Telenggut • '''Uru'ut''' (N) • Manghut (N) • '''Taichi'ut''' (N) • Süldüsün (D) • ''''Naked' Ba'arin''' • Besut (N) • Oronar • Khongkhotan • Arulad • Sunud • Khabturkhas • Gheniges • Yürki • Kiyat • Barlas • Jurkin • Khadagin • Mangkhol ==Keraites==

The Keraites were a Turco-Mongol Christian (Nestorian) nation. Prominent Christian figures were Tooril and Sorghaghtani Beki. • Tumen Tubegun; Mongolian: Tümen Tübegün • Dungkhait; Mongolian: Dongoid • Ubchikh • Jirgin • Ongchijid ==Tatar confederation==

Tatars were a major tribal confederation in the Mongolian Plateau. • '''Airi'ut''', mentioned in connection with Ambakhai's death • '''Buiri'ut''', mentioned in connection with Ambakhai's death • Juyin other Tatars, or maybe a military organization, mentioned in connection with Ambakhai's death • Chakhan Tatar, mentioned in connection with the final destruction of the Tatar; Mongolian: Tsagaan Tatar • Alchi Tatar, mentioned in connection with the final destruction of the Tatar • '''Duta'ut Tatar''', mentioned in connection with the final destruction of the Tatar • Alukhai Tatar, mentioned in connection with the final destruction of the Tatar • Tariat Tatar ==Merkit confederation==

The Merkits was a Mongol tribe or potentially a Mongolised Turkic group who opposed the rise of Temüjin, and kidnapped his new wife Börte. They were defeated and absorbed into the Mongol nation early in the 13th century. • Uduyid; Mongolian: Uduid Mergid • Uvas, Uvas Mergid • Khaad, Khaad Mergid ==Naimans==

In The Secret History of the Mongols, the Naiman subtribe the "Güchügüd" are mentioned. According to Russian Turkologist Nikolai Aristov's view, the Naiman Khanate's western border reached the Irtysh River and its eastern border reached the Mongolian Tamir River. The Altai Mountains and southern Altai Republic were part of the Naiman Khanate. They had diplomatic relations with the Kara-Khitans, and were subservient to them until 1175. In the Russian and Soviet historiography of Central Asia they were traditionally ranked among the Mongol-speaking tribes. For instance, such Russian orientalists as Vasily Bartold, Grigory Potanin, Boris Vladimirtsov, Ilya Petrushevsky, Nicholas Poppe, Lev Gumilyov, Vadim Trepavlov classified them as one of Mongol, However, the term "Naiman" has Mongolian origin meaning "eight", but their titles are Turkic, and they are thought by some to be possibly Mongolized Turks. They have been described as Turkic-speaking, as well as Mongolian-speaking. ==Ongud==

The Ongud (also spelled Ongut or Öngüt; Mongolian: Онгуд, Онход; Chinese: 汪古, Wanggu; from Old Turkic öng "desolate, uninhabited; desert" plus güt "class marker") were a Turkic tribe that later became Mongolized active in what is now Inner Mongolia in northern China around the time of Genghis Khan (1162–1227). Many Ongud were members of the Church of the East, They lived in an area lining the Great Wall in the northern part of the Ordos Plateau and territories to the northeast of it. ==Dughlat==

The Dughlats are mentioned in the Jami' al-tawarikh. ==Other groups mentioned in Secret History of the Mongols==

Groups whose affiliation is not really made clear: these groups may or may not be related to any of the tribes and clans mentioned above: • Olkhonud, the clan of Temüjin's mother (D); Mongolian: Olkhunuud • Khongirad, the tribe Börte, Temüjin's first wife, descends from (D) • some clans whose members join Temüjin after the first victory over the Merkit and the separation from Jamukha: • Jalair' • Tarkhut • '''Bishi'ut'''; Mongolian: Bishiüd • Bayads • Khinggiadai (D), Khinggit, subclan of Olhunoud; Mongolian: Khingid • Gorlos (D), subclan of Olhunoud • Ikires; Mongolian: Ikhires • Sakhait • Arulat (Mongolian:Arulad)(D) • Oronar • some clans that take part in Sangums conspiracy: • Khardakit • Ebugedjin; Mongolian: Övögjin • '''Kharta'at''' (N?) • Khorulas, clan that joins Chinggis at the Baljun lake • '''Tokhura'ut''' • Negus or Chonos tribe, clan whose chief is killed together with the 70 Chinos princes ==See also==