Ordos Mongols

The Ordos are a subgroup of the Mongols which live in Uxin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China. They are named after the Ordo palace.
The Three Tribes of Uriyangkhaid, Tümed in north Shanxi, Ordos Mongols in Ordos and north of Shaanxi extended southward beyond the Ming defense zone between the 14th and 15th centuries. Since 1510, the Ordos were ruled by descendants of Batumongke Dayan Khan.
The Ordos Mongols believe that they have been responsible for the Mausoleum of [Genghis Khan|shrine] of Genghis Khan since their inception. However, the modern place where mausoleum of Genghis Khan located is inhabited by the Shar Darkhads because the Ordos Mongols were forced to be resettled outside Ordos grasslands. Traditionally, Ordos territory is divided into 7 banners.
Their number reached 64,000 in 1950 and a possible current estimate of the Ordos people might be less than 100,000.