Yenisei Kyrgyz
𐰶𐰃𐰺𐰴𐰕 Qyrqyz | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Old Turkic | |
| Religion | |
| Tengrism, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Türgesh, Toquz Oghuz, Göktürks, Xueyantuo, Shatuo Turks |
The Yenisei Kyrgyz (Old Turkic: 𐰶𐰃𐰺𐰴𐰕:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, romanized: Qırğız bodun) were an ancient Turkic people who dwelled along the upper Yenisei River in the southern portion of the Minusinsk Hollow from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The heart of their homeland was the forested Tannu-Ola mountain range (known in ancient times as the Lao or Kogmen mountains), in modern-day Tuva, just north of Mongolia. The Sayan Mountains were also included in their territory at different times.