TAH002
- Y-DNA
- D-F19503
- mtDNA
- B4b1b
- Major branch
- D-F6251 (continental)
- Sex
- Male
- Site
- Takhiltyn Khotgor II
- Region
- Khovd, Mongolia
- Age
- Late Medieval
- Culture
- Mongol
Publication
A dynamic 6000-year genetic history of Eurasia's Eastern Steppe
The highest-status individual in the Khanate burials
Y‑chromosome distribution across social classes in the Mongol Khanate period (13th–15th centuries).
The study covers 65 individuals, of whom 37 are male. Only 7 of the samples yielded radiocarbon data precise enough to date them directly; the rest can only be placed broadly within the Mongol Empire period (13th–15th centuries).
The highest-status individual is the male numbered TAH002, whose social rank is Noble. His burial, however, differs from other Mongol burials of the same period — he is suspected to have been a religious leader of foreign origin.
