Chinese ethnic minorities.
They were.
In China the Ming had taken over. The Mongols were also taking over, so they did not want the Mongols to come ruin everything, so they became isolated to keep them out and away, thus cancelling foreign trade.
modern mongolian in the country of Mongolia is mostly written in the alphabet of the Russians. mongolian and Chinese belong to two different language family Chinese is in sino-tibetan, where mongolian is not a member of this language family... so... yeah, mongols and Chinese speak different language, but most mongolians living in inner Mongolia (within the Chinese border) is pretty fluent in Chinese.
Afghanistan is a very interesting location. It is very mountainous and has very rough terrain. It also contains one of the only passes between India and China, so for thousands of years, it has been invaded many times by Persians, Greeks, Indians, Mongols, Uzbeks, More Indians, British, and Soviet armies for control of this path.
There are wild Mongolian horses that have been used for centuries by Mongols and Chinese; Mustangs are found in the state of Nevada; there are wild ponies in Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge located on Assateague Island off the coast of Virginia. It is a major tourist attraction when they are rounded-up and driven from the Island to land for a reason unremembered. "Misty of Chincoteague" is a popular children's book. It is a 1947 book by M. Henry.
Uygurs, Tibetans, and Kazakhs
Chinese ethnic minorities.
Man Zhu, Hui Zhu, Tibetans, Han Zhu, Mongols
Islam
the largest minority group in China is north china plain .
Yes, 99% of tibetans are!
They have a population of 8,399,343 and they are directly linked to Huihus who are an ancient China tribe. I hope this answered your question.
As is the case for every group of people, some do and some don't. Many Tibetans are devout Buddhists.
Yes there are Mongols , people living in Mongolia are mongols.
Yes
Tibetans
There are approximately 150,000 Tibetans living in exile around the world, primarily in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. This exile community is a result of the Dalai Lama and many Tibetans fleeing Tibet following the Chinese occupation in 1950.