Tatar was one of the five major tribal

Tribe

A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...

 confederation

Confederation

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s (khanlig) in Mongolian plateau

Mongolian Plateau

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 in 12th century

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. The name "Tatar" was first recorded in history in 732.

The Tatars inhabited the north-eastern Gobi in the 5th century and Tatars became subjects of Khitan Liao Dynasty

Liao Dynasty

The Liao Dynasty , also known as the Khitan Empire was an empire in East Asia that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper between 9071125...

 in the 10th century. After the fall of Liao Dynasty, the Tatars were experienced pressure from the Jin Dynasty and were urged to fight against the other Mongol

Mongols

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 tribes. The Tatars lived on the fertile pastures around the lakes Hulun  and Buir

Buir Nuur

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 and occupied a trade route to China

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 in 12th century.

After establishment of the Mongol Empire

Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire , initially named as Greater Mongol State was a great empire during the 13th and 14th centuries...

, the Tatars were subjugated by the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

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. Under the leadership of his grandson Batu Khan

Batu Khan

Batu Khan was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Ulus of Jochi , the sub-khanate of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus was the chief state of the Golden Horde , which ruled Rus and the Caucasus for around 250 years, after also destroying the armies...

, they moved westwards, driving with them many of the Turkic peoples

Turkic peoples

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toward the plains of Russia.