蒙古土默特部(Tümet)是一个历史悠久的部落。16世纪时,土默特蒙古人在阿拉坦汗(Altan qaγan)率领下迅速强大起来,在整个蒙古高原上扮演了重要角色,对整个蒙古和明朝的历史产生过深远的影响。土默特人建立的以十二鄂托克(Otoγ)为基本力量的政权不仅 Tümet in Mongolia is a historic tribe. In the 16th century, the Tumon Mongols, rapidly led by Altan qaγan, played an important role throughout the Mongolian Plateau and had a profound influence on the history of Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty. The regime established by the Tummies as the basic force of the Twelve Etos is not only