Kozhuun

Kozhuun (Кожуун, ) is the Tuvan term of an historical feudal administrative division known as a banner.

The term kozhuun is used today as a unit in the system of the administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic of Russia. A typical federal subject of Russia is subdivided into raions. Kozhuun is an ethnic name for a raion, used only in Tuva.

Tuva historically had nine kozhuun. Each kozhuun was divided into sums which was then subdivided into arbans.

List of historical kozhuuns

 * Beezi
 * Daa-van and Choodu
 * Khaasuut
 * Khemchik
 * Nibazy
 * Oyunnar
 * Salchak
 * Shalyk
 * Tozhu