The Mongols of Inner Mongolia are part of a larger family of Mongolic-speaking peoples native to the eastern Eurasian steppe. Now spread between northern China, Mongolia (formerly Outer Mongolia), and Russia, these peoples share a common heritage as both nomadic herders and erstwhile conquerors of much of the Eurasian landmass under the leadership of the most famous Mongol of them all, Chinggis Khan. The majority (around 6 million) reside in the People’s Republic of China, primarily in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.