Tatar confederation
Tatar Nine Tatars | |||||||
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| 8th century–1202 | |||||||
Tatar and their neighbours in the 13th century | |||||||
| Status | Nomadic confederation | ||||||
| Common languages | Mongolic, Turkic | ||||||
| Religion | Tengrism | ||||||
| Government | Elective monarchy | ||||||
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| Legislature | Kurultai | ||||||
| Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 8th century | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1202 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Mongolia China | ||||||
The Tatar confederation (Chinese: 塔塔兒; Old Turkic: 𐱃𐱃𐰺, romanized: tatar; Middle Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠲᠠᠷ) was one of the five major tribal confederations (khanlig) in the Mongolian Plateau in the 12th century.