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The Merkids or Merkits were a Mongol people or tribe. English usage and grammar would accept either: 'Bayan the Merkid' or 'Bayan of the Merkids', but 'Bayan of the Merkid' is a somewhat strange construction. Urselius ( talk) 12:00, 2 June 2015 (UTC) reply