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The '''Buzava''' or '''Buzava Kalmyks''' are the ethnic [[Kalmyks|Kalmyk people]] centered in the western [[Kalmykia|Republic of Kalmykia]], in the present day [[Southern Federal District]] of Russia.

In 1699 group of the [[Dörbet (Choros clan)|Dörbets]] of [[Oirats|Oirat]], a Choros clan within the [[Oirats|Oirat]] tribe, migrated from the [[Buddhist]] Kalmyk people in the [[Volga River]] area to join the [[Don Cossacks]] people. They eventually became called the Buzava Kalmyks.

They resettled with the Don Cossacks along the middle and lower [[Don River (Russia)|Don River]] in Kalmykia.

==Sources==
* Wixman. ''The Peoples of the USSR''. p.&nbsp;34

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