Many Mongol emperors and rulers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty such as Dayan Khan, Ligdan Khan, the Ordos and Tumed princes invaded, or took refuge, in Qinghai from 1509-1632.
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Linked also to the Bargas were the Khori-Tumed along the Arig River in eastern Khövsgöl Province and the Angara.
In 1577 envoys from the Tümed leader Altan Khan arrived to Sonam Gyatso, with an invitation to visit him in Kokonor.