Y-DNA haplogroup C-M130
Age: 50,000–60,000 years
Place of origin: Middle East or South Asia
Carriers: inhabitants of the Far East and Oceania: Polynesians, Micronesians, etc.; Mongols, Buryats, Kalmyks, Kazakhs
Max. diversity: India
Y-DNA haplogroup C-M217
Age: 11,900 ± 4,800 years
Place of origin: Central or East Asia
Carriers: inhabitants of the Far East and Oceania: with high frequency among Buryats, Daurs, Hazaras, Itelmens, Kalmyks, Koryaks, Manchus, Mongols, Orochs, and Xibe, as well as with moderate frequency among Evenks, Koreans, Ainu, Nivkhs, Altaians, Tuvinians, and Uzbeks
Considered the haplogroup of Genghis Khan, who is credited with being the main spreader of it in the 12th–13th centuries.
Distribution of haplogroup C-M217
The International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG):
Y-DNA haplogroup A-00