Kalmucks

(q.v.). are a nomadic Mongol race that spread to Ru ia. They are short of stature, but fearle soldiers and magnificent horsemen. K ANAR IS, CONST AN TINE, the Greek sailor, was born in 1790, and his name became a synonym in 1822 for daring deeds. He inllicted tremendous lo es on the Turks, especially in the Straits of Chios and Tenedos.