Olkhonud (Mongolian: Олхуноуд, Олхонууд, Олгонууд; Chinese: 斡勒忽讷; pinyin: wòlēihūnè), also rendered as Olqunuut,[1] was the clan of Hoelun, the mother of Genghis Khan.
[2] They helped Genghis to defeat the Naimans.
The Olkhunut people were very closely related to the Hongirad tribe.
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