dzungar

A member of a western Mongol people that were one of the four major tribes that made up the Oirats.

The Western Mongols, and especially the Dzungars, though defeated in their eastward expansion, continued to be a source of disorder in the far northwest.

Of or pertaining to the Dzungar people.

Peking, seeking allies in its conflict with the Dzungar khanate, thought of engaging the Torguts living in refuge on the Volga under the leadership of Ayuka Khan.