Les Kalmouks, Kalmyks ou Khalmyks sont des descendants des mongols occidentaux, des Oïrats ayant migré au XVIIème siècle.
After becoming vassals of the Mongols in 1207, the Oïrats lead a nomadic life in the steppes of Altai. At XVe century, the Oïrates tribes form a powerful alliance known as the “Four Oïrats peoples”. Among the main tribes are the Choros, Torguts and Dörbets.
In 1616, dissatisfied with the control of the alliance by the Choros, most of the Torguts and part of the Dörbets migrated west. They then settled in the Volga basin.
Kalmyk mythology (texts)
- A Legend About the Iron Bird
- Legend About a Female Wrestler
- Legend About the Tsagan Nur Lake
- Legend About Lightning
- Legend About the Uldyuchin People
- Six Short Stories
- A Legend About a Shaman
- A Legend About Aktyn Noyon, Son of Ablay Khan of the Khoshud
- A Legend About Competition
- A Legend About Galdma Noyon, Son of Tsetsen Khan
- A Legend About Onchkhan Jirgal
- A Legend About the Healer Zodv Dala of the Khoshud
- A Legend About Tsebek Dorzhi
- A Legend About Tuukya Baatr
- A Legend About Warriors
- A Tale About Galdan Norbo, Son of Donduk Ombo Khan
- Two Legends About Sanjin Manjin Baatr (Uzng Manjin Togt)
- A Legend about Evil Spirits
- A Legend About Old People
- A Legend About 66 Hills in Ergeninskiy
- A Legend About Soul
- A Legend About the Hill of Bek Tuka
- Shulm Ber (Evil Bride)
- A Legend About a Place Called Buurl
- Legends About the Cat, the Goat, and Ursa Major
- A Legend About the Origin of the Polar Star
- A Legend About 7 Seagulls
- A Legend About the Single Poplar Tree
- A Legend About Wormwood
- Two Legends About Manych Gudilo and Manych
- A Legend About Mazan Baatr and How His Uncle Looked for a Wife
- A Legend About the Wolf
- A Legend About the Monster and God
- A Legend About Nyutskn Baatr
- Strange Legends About a Monk and a Kalmyk Herо
- The Girl Who was Abducted by a Monkey
- A Legend About How a Beautiful Girl Got Married to a Man She was Fond of
- Legends from Dund Khurul
- A Legend About Dund Khurul
- A Legend About Ergeninskiy Hill
- The Mother and Her Son
- A Legend About the Cat
- A Legend About the Village of Dogzmakin
- Legend About an Old Master
- Legend About Badamch Khan
- Legend About Wheat
- A Legend About the Origin of the Tolga Uga Mangd Clan
- A Legend About a Flower