Khatso
The Khatso people (
Yunnan Province of southwestern China. The Khatso people are descendants of the army personnel of the Yuan dynasty
.
History
Before the mid-13th century, Yunnan was held by many war-like independent states such as the
Turkmen Sayid Ajall, in Yunnan in 1273.[2]
Yunnan and
Ming Dynasty destroyed the Yuan loyalists in Yunnan under Basalawarmi in 1381 and occupied it. In 1381, "Ming Dynasty troops routed the Yuan army by the shore of the Baishui River. The Mongol soldiers, their hopes to return to their homeland having been dashed, had no alternative but to settle down in the province."[citation needed
]
In the early 1980s, village elders sent a delegation to
Mongolian culture. They adopted customs similar to Mongols in the north gradually, and wrestling became their favorite sport when they saw how popular it was with other Mongols.[citation needed
]
There are about 13,000 Khatso people, and their culture is heavily influenced by the local Yi culture.
Language
Khatso people speak the
Loloish language, to communicate with each other, and use Southwestern Mandarin with outsiders.[3]