The Torghut came to the Volga region at the beginning of the 17th century under the leadership of Kho-Urlyuk and his sons. Afterwards, in 1771 Ubashi Khan, a descendant of Kho-Urlyuk, took the majority of the Kalmyks back to Jungaria with him. Those Torghuts who remained in Russia settled close to water, which enabled them to engage in fishery as well as their traditional cattle breeding. The main clans to form the Torghut sub-ethnic group are Keryat, Erketen, Tsaatan, and Bagut. These clans consist of many lineages.