The Buddhist Corner of Europe: 7 Facts about Kalmykia

Please consider supporting this channel via Patreon. Thank you! Social Media: ------------------------------------------------ More information about the video content bellow: 1. The Republic of Kalmykia is a federal subject of Russia. 2. Kalmyks are a Mongolian Buddhist people originally from Central Asia that migrated to the Volga-Caspian Sea region in the 17th century to escape wars in their former home, western Mongolia. Kalmyks were originally part of Oirat tribe that lived in an area that extended from Siberia and western China. They migrated westward in the 1630s and settled near the Volga River. By 1680 there were 300,000 of them settled in 70,000 tents and they were a powerful political and military force. They fought continuously with their neighbors: Nogays, Tatars, Cossacks, Russians, Ukrainians and Kazakhs. They formed an alliance with Peter the Great and w