Avga

Avga is the pasture country of the Abagha Mongols on the Xilingol steppe. Their chiefs traced their lineage to Belgutei, a brother of Chinggis Khan. Beginning in 1639, Abagha and Abaghanar groups submitted to the Qing and moved north into this region. Their banners later joined those of the Üzemchin, Khuuchid and Sönöd in the Xilingol League, named for the river near which their leaders met.