Black Bunchuk (Sulde) of Galdan Boshoktu-khan

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the black bunchuk (sulde) of the Oirat Galdan Boshoktu-khan. It is known that in the culture of nomadic peoples the bunchuk from ancient times served as a symbol of power, or rather was perceived as a symbol of the sacred abode of the genius loci of the ruler and his subjects. The black bunchuk (sulde) Galdan Boshoktu-khan is kept in Inner Mongolia in Ordos. There is no reliable data showing how it got to Ordos and why it is kept there. In the course of the study, a vast corpus of oral legends and ritual actions associated with the offering to the black bunchuk was used.