On The Uryanhai Etnicon

In the following article, we explore the ethnicon Uryanhai used to denote the Tuvan people. In ancient and medieval sources, Tuvans are referred to with their own ethnicon, but starting with 1270s, Uryanhai became common. Until 1921, the time of formation of Tuvan People's Republic, several ethnicons would be used to refer to Tuvans depending on their living place:Tandy Uryanhai, Altai Uryanhai Altyn K？l Uryanhai In Mongolia, Tuvans were called Uryanhai; starting with 1990, they have been using Tyva to refer to themselves. We also offer a review of historical and ethnographic works dealing with the Uryanhai ethnicon