Naimans

The Naimans or Naiman Mongols (Naiman also means 'eight' in Mongolian) were a Mongol people dwelling in central Asia, closely related to the Kara-Khitai, and subservient to them until 1177. Like the Khitai, many of them were Nestorian Christians.

See also

• Kerait
• Ongirad
• Merkit
• Jurkid
• Tayichiud
• Tatar or Tatar (pre-Genghis Mongols)
• Naiman
• Jadran
• Jalair or Jalair (pre-Genghis Mongols)