The Khakas[a][b] are a Turkic indigenous people of Siberia, who live in the republic of Khakassia, Russia.

[6] The Khakas people were historically known as Kyrgyz, before being labelled as Tatar by the Imperial Russians following the conquest of Siberia.

[7] The Yenisei Kyrgyz were made to pay tribute in a treaty concluded between the Dzungars and Russians in 1635.

[11][12][13] Sibe Bannermen were stationed in Dzungaria while Northeastern China (Manchuria) was where some of the remaining Öelet Oirats were deported to.

[16] In the 17th century, the Khakas formed Khakassia in the middle of the lands of Yenisei Kyrgyz[citation needed], who at the time were vassals of a Mongolian ruler.

The National District was reorganized into Khakas Autonomous Oblast, a part of Krasnoyarsk Krai, in 1930.

Khakas traditionally practiced nomadic herding, agriculture, hunting, and fishing.

Genetic research has identified 4 primary paternal lineages in the Khakhas population.