Ulus
Encyclopedia
Ulus means "nation" or "people" in various Mongolic
and Turkic languages
.
The Oirats
, Crimean Khanate
, and other Turkic
nations used the term for their political division (districts).
The word may refer to:
Places
Other
Mongolic languages
The Mongolic languages are a group of languages spoken in East-Central Asia, mostly in Mongolia and surrounding areas plus in Kalmykia. The best-known member of this language family, Mongolian, is the primary language of most of the residents of Mongolia and the Mongolian residents of Inner...
and Turkic languages
Turkic languages
The Turkic languages constitute a language family of at least thirty five languages, spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family.Turkic languages are spoken...
.
The Oirats
Oirats
Oirats are the westernmost group of the Mongols who unified several tribes origin whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of western Mongolia. Although the Oirats originated in the eastern parts of Central Asia, the most prominent group today is located in the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal...
, Crimean Khanate
Crimean Khanate
Crimean Khanate, or Khanate of Crimea , was a state ruled by Crimean Tatars from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was . Its khans were the patrilineal descendants of Toqa Temür, the thirteenth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan...
, and other Turkic
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
nations used the term for their political division (districts).
The word may refer to:
Places
- Ulus, BartınUlus, BartinUlus is a town and district of Bartın Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey; the town continues the ancient Greek colony of Olous . The mayor is Hüseyin Ulus .-External links:*...
, a district in Bartin Province, Turkey - Ulus, AnkaraUlus, AnkaraUlus is a quarter in Ankara, Turkey and is located at the center of the capital city. It was once the heart of old Ankara. The name means "nation" in Turkish....
, an important quarter in central Ankara, Turkey - Ulus, an upscale neighbourhood in IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey - Mukhsha UlusMukhsha UlusMukhsha Ulus or Naruçat Duchy was a subdivision of Golden Horde at the place of modern Mordovia, Penza Oblast and Tambov Oblast of Russia in 13th-15th centuries with the capital in Mukhsha. The main territory of the ulus was situated between rivers Sura and Tsna. The previous population were...
, a subdivision of the Golden Horde corresponding to modern Mordovia, Penza Oblast, and Tambov Oblast of Russia
Other
- Ulus of Jochi, or Jochid Ulus, a name for the Golden Horde
- Ulus, an administrative division of the Sakha Republic, Russia; equivalent to districts
- Ulus, an inhabited locality type in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
- UluUluAn ulu is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Eskimo women, both Yupik and Inuit. It is utilized in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cutting food and, if necessary, trimming blocks of snow and ice used to build an igloo...
, an Inuit woman's all-purpose knife