In the high forest and tundra of the Eastern Sayan live hunters and reindeer herders whom later centuries call Soyots and Tozhu.
The name Soyot is not attested for 1200 and they are not named in any source we could read. They hunt sable, squirrel and wild reindeer, trap, fish, and keep small reindeer herds, moving between the high summer pastures and the sheltered forest valleys of the Bii-Khem headwaters and the Oka side in winter. They answer to no named lord; the Oirat of the Shishged forest are their nearest strong neighbour.
Who holds it
- Title
- Elders and clan heads; no chief named
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
See the evidence note.
Overlord
None shown.
What it holds
- Hunting and fishing grounds of the Eastern Sayan forest
- Reindeer herds (thin)
- Winter camps in the sheltered forest valleys
How it was acquired
Inherited ranges.
Allies and rivals
See the summary.
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; no raid or war recorded.
Wealth
Herds, hunting and furs.
Military
Hunters and herders; no castles.
Threats
- Dzud (winter of ice), a hard year for the herds
Places of note
- Winter camps in the forest valleys of the Oka headwaters (guess): Sheltered forest valleys below the high summer pastures. No camp is named.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: No source of 1200; the people are placed from later ethnography.
On the map: Ethnic name and place are conjecture.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.