Shar Darkhad

{{distinguish|Darkhad (disambiguation){{!}}Darkhad}}

{{Infobox ethnic group

|group = Shar Darkhad

|image = Mongolia XVI.png

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|region1 = {{flagcountry|China}}

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|languages = Ordos Mongolian

|religions = Predominantly Tibetan Buddhism

|related = Mongols, Mongols in China, Ordos Mongols

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The Shar Darkhad, Dalhut,{{citation |author=Xinhua |author-link=Xinhua |contribution-url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/177347.htm |contribution=Genghis Khan's Mausoleum Holds Grand Memorial Ceremony |url=http://www.china.org.cn |title=Official site |location=Beijing |publisher=China Internet Information Center |date=8 Aug 2006 }}. or Darhut{{Cite web|url=http://www.cjshl.com/en/About_Us/GuardingTribeDarhut.html|title=Guarding Tribe Darhut - the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan}} (Mongolian for "Untouchables",Grollova I. and Zikmundova V., Mongolians the great grandchildren of Chinggiskhan, Triton, Prague 2001 "Protected Ones"; Chinese: 达尔扈特, pinyin: Dá'ěrhùtè) are a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in Inner Mongolia in northern China.

In 1947, 2071 people from 462 households were eligible to be Darkhad.{{sfn|Bayar|2007}} They were liable for maintaining the Great Khan's mausoleum at their own expense prior to the erection of a permanent government-owned structure in 1954–6.{{sfn|Bayar|2007}} The Darkhad believe they are the direct descendants of the soul guards of Genghis Khan.{{Cite web|last=Nielsen|first=Mads Vesterager|date=2021-03-18|title=Meeting the Darkhad, the soul guards of Genghis Khan|url=https://supchina.com/2021/03/18/meeting-the-darkhad-the-soul-guards-of-genghis-khan/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=SupChina|language=en-US}}