More than 10 million people in the world, mainly in China (6 million), Mongolia (3 million) and Russia (647.7 thousand), speak Mongolian languages. Mongolian-speaking peoples are called Mongols. In Russia, the Mongolian peoples are represented by the Buryats and Kalmyks. In Mongolia, 82% of the country's population are Khalkhas (Khalkha Mongols).
Most Mongols practice Tibetan Buddhism, and shamanism is also common.
The Mongols are the creators of the largest continental state in the history of mankind - the Mongol Empire, the beginning of which was laid by Genghis Khan. total area The Mongol Empire in its heyday (1265 - 1361) was 38 million square meters. km. For comparison: the area of Russia, largest state modernity, is 17 million square meters. km.
The Mongols gave the name Mongoloid race to which more than a third of the world's population belongs.
This rating presents the most beautiful, in my opinion, famous Mongolian women of Mongolia and China. The Mongolians of Russia, namely the Buryats and Kalmyks, are not included in the rating, because girls and women of these nations are dedicated to separate ratings on the site.
About spelling Mongolian names in the ranking: Mongols first write the middle name, which is usually reduced to one initial letter and then the name. For example, Chadraabalyn Sodtuyaa is usually written as Ch.Sodtuyaa, where Sodtuyaa is a name. The ranking uses an abbreviated spelling of Mongolian patronymics. The names in the rating are written in Mongolian Cyrillic. Cyrillic was adopted in Mongolia as the official script in 1941. Also Mongolian Cyrillic is used by part of the Mongols of China.
22nd place. Y.Nyamzhav- competition winner Mongolian beauty(Mong. Mongolyn saikhan busguy) 1989″. Currently, she is a businesswoman. In addition to his native Mongolian, he is fluent in English and Chinese. Linkedin page - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nyamjav-yondonsharav/72/a88/4b7
21st place. D.Dolgion- Miss Mongolia 2012. Represented the country at the Miss International 2012 pageant.
20th place. N. Anu- Miss Mongolia 2013. Represented the country at the Miss International 2013 pageant.
19th place. A. Tumen-Olziy- Mongolian singer
18th place. B.Nomin-Erdene- Mongolian model, represented Mongolia at international competitions Supermodel of Asia 2011 and Miss University 2013. Filmed for the Mongolian version of Playboy magazine.
17th place. - Mongolian model. Winner of the international competition World bikini model 2011.
16th place. A.Tsevelmaa- finalist of the contest "Miss World Mongolia 2014".
15th place. Nora Dagva- the most successful Mongolian model. Works in the USA. Instagram - https://instagram.com/noradagva/
14th place. J. Enerel- Mongolian model, represented Mongolia at the Miss and Model of the World 2013″.
13th place. Tsetsengoo Tsetsengua) is a Chinese actress. Ethnic Mongolian. She was born in Guangzhou on January 19, 1950.
12th place. D.Badamtsetseg- Miss Mongolia 2010. She represented the country at the Miss International 2010 contest, where she won in the Miss Active nomination.
11th place. Soyombourdene Ariunbold- Mongolian model. Could not find a spelling of her name in Mongolian, because. the girl now lives in the USA and in social networks indicates her name in Latin letters. Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/soyomboerdene
10th place. - Mongolian model. Photographed nude.
9th place. T. Battsetseg- Mongolian model, represented Mongolia at various international beauty contests: Beauty of Buryatia 2010 (where she won the Miss Baikal nomination), Asian Super Model 2010, Miss Earth 2012, Miss Manchuria 2012, Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 (where she won nominations "Miss Bikini"), Miss World 2014.
8th place. - Miss Mongolia 2011. She became the most successful Mongolian at the Miss International contest, having won the title of Second Vice Miss in 2011, which corresponds to the third place. She also placed second in the Miss Friendship International 2009 pageant.
7th place. A.Bayartsetseg- Mongolian model. Represented Mongolia at the Miss International 2014 pageant.
6th place. Ch.Sodtuya- Miss Mongolia 2004. Represented Mongolia at the Miss International 2004 contest, where she reached the semi-finals and won the Miss Photogenic nomination.
5th place. H. Badamgerel- Miss Mongolia 2009. Represented the country at the Miss International 2009 pageant.
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3rd place. Sodgerel- Mongolian model. Instagram - https://instagram.com/sodgerel/
2nd place. Tsetsengua(in another spelling - Tsetsengoo) is a Chinese actress, who in China is called junior Setsengua, not to be confused with another actress named Setsengua (she is in this ranking in 13th place). The younger Setsengua was born in Inner Mongolia. She starred in 10 TV series and films.
The most beautiful mongolian- model O.Ariunzul(born June 5, 1992). She represented Mongolia at the Miss Asian Supermodel 2011 contests (where she became the Second Vice Miss), as well as at the Miss Model Of the World 2014 contests (where she won the Top Model nomination). She worked as a model in Russia. She took part in the Miss Russia International 2012 contest, where she took second place.
What do we know about modern Mongolia? The fact that the descendants of Genghis Khan live there and that Mongolia is one of the largest producers of cashmere in the world. Fashion and art in Ulaanbaatar are developing rapidly, Mongolian models are participating in world fashion shows, designers are exhibiting their collections abroad, fashion photographers are shooting in the background picturesque landscapes, there are branches of world glossy magazines and Internet portals. At the same time, the inhabitants of Mongolia managed to find a balance between oriental identity and European trends.
Professional model and photographer. As a child, no one could imagine that the angular Nora with a boyish type of figure could become a model, so she began her career relatively late - at the age of 20. Later she began to take part in shows in Milan, appeared on the cover of Dazed & Confused magazine, studied at the National University of Singapore and founded modeling agency Unique Models Management in Mongolia. Now Nora travels the world, shoots and participates in shows.
Publisher of the Mongolian version of the Internet portal Buro247.mn, former model, Young mom. Studied at the University of Oxford (UK) and George Mason University (USA), supports The Global Goals movement aimed at improving the climate and ending poverty and inequality. He is the founder of the MUNKHCHULUUN FOUNDATION, aimed at studying and supporting medicine.
Fragile and delicate Sodgerel is a pleasure to follow on Instagram, she uploads pictures from fashion shows around the world, participates in various projects and gives her smile to readers.
@bayarmaabayarkhuu
Bayarma, or BB, is the designer of the MONGOL brand and a famous it girl. In 2015, she presented a collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, in which she showed the image of a modern nomad. Bayarma was born in Ulan Bator, lived in different parts of Asia, America and Europe. A financier by profession, she worked in family business, and began to get involved in fashion in 2005. Her brand specializes in ready-to-wear clothing and wedding dresses.
Katya Zol
Katya Zol is the first Mongolian designer to present her collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York in 2014. The daughter of a Mongolian and a Russian, now she is a star of the first magnitude in her homeland. In her collections, Katya uses natural fabrics (felt, wool, cashmere, leather) and adapts national motifs to modern trends.
IN historical monuments it is said that 17 of them lived in the basin of the Onon River. We want to talk about just a few of them.
34 great khatuns entered the history of Mongolia forever. Historical monuments say that 17 of them lived in the basin of the Onon River. We want to talk about just a few of them.
Alangua- a historical figure of the 10th century, considered the progenitor of the Mongol rulers, a symbol of unity and peace between the Mongols. The first written mention of Alangua is contained in the “Secret Tale”, where it is said that she was the daughter of one of the leaders of the Horitumats, a tribe that at that time inhabited the northern regions around Lake Khubsugul.
During the life of her husband, Alangua gave birth to two sons, Belgutei and Buguntai, after the death of Dobun - three more, Bugu-Khadaga, Buhata-Salzhi and Bodonchar. During the period of growing up of her sons, Khatun gave instruction in order to avoid quarrels between them. To do this, she gave each of her sons one arrow and ordered to break it. Then, having collected five shafts, she again gave her sons to break them. Since the sons could not do this, Alangua told them, “You were all born from a single mother's womb. If you act and act every man for himself, you will easily be broken like those arrows. If you are as united as bundles of arrows tied together, you will not be easy prey for anyone.” This case became a legend and was actively used in the time of Genghis Khan. Used even now.
Another historical personality Mongolian people is Hoelun - mother of Genghis Khan. Mongolian chronicles call her "the wife of honor, conscience, reason and cold determination." In all her appearance, not only courage, readiness for a feat, but also femininity, selfless maternal love were seen.
Hoelun was distinguished by her beauty and came from the Olkhonut tribe. She was betrothed to Chileda, the brother of the leader of the neighboring Merkit tribe. According to the Secret History, Hoelun loved Chileda, but Yesugei took her away by force. Around 1162, their first child was born. The Secret History reports that the child appeared with a blood clot in his fist. This was interpreted as a sign of strength. The father named his son, according to the then existing customs, by the name of the captured enemy - Temuzhin. Sudden death husband dramatically changed the situation of the family. The widow strongly defended the position of her family, trying to maintain power over the clan. But her husband's relatives refused to recognize her leadership role. Hoelun was the first woman described in the annals who rebelled against the old ways in a nomadic society. It was such a bold act that people migrated away from her so that she would not infect others with her example.
Borte Khatun. She was born in 1161. The exact date of death is unknown, possibly around 1230. Borte was the daughter of Deisechen from the Khungirat clan and his wife Tsotan. As a girl, she was given as a wife to Genghis Khan, who was also young at that time, and the parents decided the fate of their family. Borte was two years older than her husband, so that at the time of their marriage, the groom was 9 years old. Children of Borte and Genghis Khaan: four sons - Zuchi, Tsagaadai, Ogedei, Tului and five daughters of Fujinbegi, Chichigan, Alagaibegi, Temulen, Altalun.
Borte khatun is considered great empress Mongols. When Genghis Khan continued to expand his influence and empire, Borte remained in Kharkhorin and ruled over Mongolia. She is often portrayed as beautiful woman, dressed in a white silk deel, with gold coins in her hair, holding white lamb and riding a white horse.
Sorghugtan Beh Khatun was a wife younger son Genghis Khan Tului. Tului khaan was always on military campaigns and therefore Sorkhogtan beh khatun raised four sons herself. This woman was the daughter younger brother Kereit Van khan Zhahan Khamba. And although her religion was the Nestorian direction of Christianity, she supported religious figures Buddhism, Islam. She invited scholars from Uyghurs, Mongols, Chinese and Arabs to teach her children.
All four of her sons became great rulers. But the most famous of them was perhaps Khubilai, who sat on the khan's throne in 1260 and ruled for 35 years.
Dorgen Khatun- V historical annals Mongols also call it Naimazhin, Naimalzhin. This means that it came out of the Naiman aimag. She was the wife of Ogedei Khan. After the death of her husband, she ruled the country from 1242 to 1246. She was the first woman to rule the empire. IN historical documents her deeds are written in different ways. Some speak well of her, but there are those who scold her.
Mandukhai Secen Khatan born in 1448 - one of the women who entered the history of the Mongols. She worked hard to unite the feudally fragmented Mongolia. She was the daughter of the petty feudal lord Choruk-bay Temur-chinsan, who owned only one otog Enkhegut, Tumet ulus. Mandukhai became the second wife of Mandul Khan. Since Mandul Khan did not have male offspring, after his death in 1467, Mandukhai Khatun became the head of state. Rejecting a number of applicants for her hand, she adopted the infant Batmunkh, the son of Bayanmunkh, who was considered a legitimate pretender to the khanate. Over time, she became his wife.
Particularly noteworthy is the information, although fragmentary and incomplete, about the laws-prohibitions established by Mandukhai Khatun among the Oirats. This is the earliest mention of the ancient laws of the Mongols, available in the Mongolian historical literature. The image of Mandukhai Setsen-khatun remained in the people's memory. A legend was created about her, epic verses were composed about her.
Anu Khatan- daughter of Prince Galdmaa. She was familiar with Galdan from childhood, but he became a monk, was given away for his older brother, the future Khan Senge. She gave birth to sons Tseveenravdan and Sonomravdan. After the death of Senge and the return of Galdan, she became his wife, giving birth to a son, Sevdenbalzhir, and daughters Yunchihai and Bum from him. During the first Oirato-Manchurian war, Anu accompanied Galdan on campaigns. During the devastating battle for the Oirats on the Terelj River in the Zuunmod area on May 13, 1696, together with her husband, she participated in the battle, shooting from a bow until she dislocated thumb. At the moment when the encirclement closed around the headquarters, she put on battle armor and, leading a surprise attack, broke through the ring, which distracted the main forces of the Manchus. At the cost of his own captivity, giving Galdan small group warriors flee, died from a rifle bullet.
About the white container or eh dagina of the Mongols Dondogdulam we told so we will be very brief. She was born in 1874. Some sources say that her childhood name was Dungaa. The head of Buddhism, Bogdo Khan, married her. In 1902 Dondogdulam received the title “Mother of the Dakinis of the State” and White Tara. Dondogdulam read and wrote fluently in Mongolian and Tibetan, and became famous in her lands as a “handywoman”.
In 1923, the White Tara of the State, who had lived with the Bogdo Gegeen for more than 20 years, died. The Minister of the Bogdo Gegeen gathered 15 women who were benevolent in the year of birth with the khan. And according to the canons of Buddhism, lots were cast - the paper on which Tseenpil was written was the first to fall out.
Already in the spring of 1924, Bogdo Khan died, and Genenpil from the Khan's fund were donated property and sent back home to their parents. On small homeland, that is, in the current Khentii aimag, she married Luvsandamba, a former wrestler. They had two daughters and a son, Gantumur. Now children from the middle daughter of Tsermaa live in Khentii aimag. Unfortunately, the repression did not pass this woman. She died at the hands of the Chekists.
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Certainly beautiful girls there are representatives of any nationality, but the Mongolians especially struck him after a couple of years of living in this country. And it's not just about outer beauty.
For two whole years I lived in Mongolia. The fact that there is not only the steppe, but also high mountains, wide rivers, huge lakes and even the driest desert on the planet with dinosaurs - let guidebooks, Mongols and Google tell you.
I will tell you a little about the Mongols. Before entering the Land of the Eternally Blue Sky, there was no experience of communicating with Asian women at all (Kazakh classmates - well, these were their own girls), so there were a lot of impressions.
Mongolians are beautiful. Yes, yes, in the first two weeks it only seems to you that you cannot distinguish one from the other. Give yourself some time to get used to, take a closer look - and you will very clearly form the criteria “I would get acquainted” or “no-no, I am married and have a lot of children.”
Moreover, if you watch how all normal men are behind you, sooner or later a discovery will befall you - they all have long hair. Shoulder length is very short. Most likely, or to the waist, or even lower. And this looks pretty cool.
Mongolians are attractive. It turned out that femininity is not measured by the cut of the eyes or the width of the cheekbones. Moreover, chemistry works in such a way that you will soon stop paying attention to the fact that you are communicating with a representative of a haplogroup that is not at all yours.
Mongolians are educated. So, yes, in a country with a population that barely passed the 3 million mark in 2015 (sort of), higher education- this is the lot of almost all girls. The Mongols told me that the guy - he already has a head and muscles, somehow get out, and the girl is weak and should be smart.
Almost all young people speak not only Russian and English, but also Korean, Chinese, Japanese, many people spit German, even French. There are many tourists there all year round, so they have enough practice.
Mongolians sing amazingly. Song is an integral part of every Mongolian's life. Only you can’t sing in bed - it’s a bad omen. And so - karaoke, drinking, street chants, decent cafe-restaurants will definitely have decent performers. If you really get to Ulaanbaatar - visit our church, church choir listen.
Mongolians are infinitely loyal. If I had watched the film "Mongol" by Bodrov before living there, I would not have understood half of it. But now I’m talking seriously - this, of course, is a joke, how the heroine pays off the Chinese there, but in reality they are the same, these red-cheeked grandmothers. For you, they are ready for a very, very much.
Just keep in mind: marry a mongolian - married the whole huge family. Respect for elders is boundless. At first, it will even be unusual for you: if you are at least six months older, you are necessarily “you”, not “you”. Even the drunk grandfather at the bus stop, who came up to you two and is not very fond of foreigners - he is older, and she will communicate with him like a father.
But they don’t know how to cook very well ... The set of Mongolian dishes is quite severe, and although they are tasty, don’t expect special talents from a woman. Such is it, nomadic life: eat what they give, and say thank you that there is food in general in a harsh land.
And finally Mongolians love their country, their language, their traditions very, very much. WITH a high degree chances are you will speak Mongolian much faster than you yourself expected. Although it is unlikely that this will be useful to you somewhere outside of Mongolia (well, in Buryatia, maybe you will exchange a few words or in Kalmykia, although both pronunciation and vocabulary differ quite strongly).
In general, be friends, proletarians and coalitionists of all countries, and unite.
is an American online publication, aggregator and blog that recently posted an article Augusta Thomson about the life of Mongolian women - the way she saw it, talking with the heroines of her essay in their homeland, in Mongolia. It was large-scale study, which resulted in a fairly objective picture of what is happening in the country today - in ordinary families, in relations between men and women, in society.
Augusta Thomson is a blogger with a BA in Archeology and Anthropology from the University of Oxford and is currently a Fulbright Scholar in Ladakh, India. ARD has translated this material for its readers.
“My name is Nomin, I am forty-two years old...”. Nomin is the thirty-fifth woman interviewed by our team on a five-week trip through the Gobi desert. The trip was undertaken to investigate how women and girls use digital technologies.
When we enter her, she is sitting and preparing a noble cauldron of milk tea. She is a mother of three who alternates between a summer camp outside Dalanzadgad, an aimag in the center of Omnogovi province, and an apartment in Ulaanbaatar where her children go to school in the winter. As she talks, her two daughters play games on their smartphones, sometimes stopping to listen to their mother.
Nomin is proud of his cultural heritage nomads. Although she went to college and lives in the comforts of the city during the winter, she is happy when she works in countryside taking care of your livestock. In the summer, her life is rich and productive.
In Mongolia, women are the main producers wealth and caring nurses, especially among the rural population. They also tend to be more well-mannered and better off than men, although equality is shaped as a result in a predominantly patriarchal culture.
The women we associate with are hospitable and generous as we explore the Gobi landscape while listening to stories told under hot puffs of steaming milk tea. These stories remind us of the purpose of our trip, because we believe in this combination of women and knowledge, and we know that Mongolia is a land of exceptional strong women.
This power is what I admired in our translator, her name is Gundegmaa. A few months earlier, when Lara, our Canadian employee, and I prepared our research project, we spoke to several potential female translators. As a result, we found Gundegmaa, or Gundiy, through the Canadian leadership. After an in-depth Skype interview, we realized that it would be difficult to find another candidate with comparable English, and we offered her cooperation immediately.
Now I know how lucky we are to have Gundiya and her combination of intelligence and wisdom to guide us. Every time we stop to interview women we meet, she laughs and paves the way for our conversations. She crosses the language barrier by formulating our questions individually for each interviewee. Gundy is more than a guide; she is a teacher. I think she understands so many of the women and girls we meet because she, too, grew up in a small village three hundred kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, where she dreamed of her brighter future.
Under the careful guidance of her father, she worked hard, excelling other students, especially in the English class. In an effort to improve her English, she moved to Ulaanbaatar when she was sixteen and lived in two-room apartment with her two older sisters. Studying late, I learned English vocabulary and grammar. By the age of eighteen, her hard work paid off - she won a multi-year Soros scholarship to study in English at the University of Montana.
Gundiy concentrated on seminars on political science and gender studies. After twelve months, she returned to Mongolia to do something for the women of her own country. She has worked as a project leader for youth project, including fifteen aimags and 15,000 young men.
With the help of two prominent non-governmental organizations, Globe International and Mercy Corps, Gundiy has been spreading digital technology in rural Mongolia by creating a 90-page user guide for social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Now she is going to push her technology further into the desert; and when Nomin points to his eldest daughter and tells us that she hopes to work in the field of nanotechnology, Gundia's eyes light up. They talk about it and exchange email addresses.
The more we travel, the more I see how women bring Mongolian society and family together. Women like Gundegmaa inspire other women to reach their potential. And I see that the profound effect of this positive activity is valuable not only for Mongolians, but also for women all over the world. The Mongolian digital landscape is evolving at an accelerated pace.
As one of the consequences of the recent boom in mobile technologies, and especially smartphones, the breadth of information access is changing the nature of the nomadic society and, perhaps, traditional values and priorities.
Social media has taken Mongolia by storm. While the Internet has yet to reach many areas of the Gobi desert, things are likely to change in the next few years. Cell phones have already become the main means of communication for nomadic pastorals.
Nomads no longer visit each other to talk casually about livestock over tea - they call each other. With increased access to information, the need for information management increases. As technology binds Mongols across diverse sectors of society, it is clear that some nurturing and training of youth will be required, in line with the power and importance of the digital world. I don't think that only women like Gundegmaa should lead this progress.
An hour later in Nomin's yurt, it's time to move on. I rush down and step over the threshold, towards the sun. Before I open the Jeep door, I turn around to last time look inside the yurt.
Nomin's daughters are still sitting near the wall, playing on their smartphones. Gundegmaa understands my point of view, “I hope they study abroad and fulfill their dreams,” and adds, “I hope their inspiration will create the future of Mongolia.” I look at her and nod.
And Nomin is stirring the steaming tea in the cauldron...
All photos show modern Mongolian women.
