AHC: Korean China

With a POD after the fall of the Han Dynasty, come up with a scenario where an ethnically Korean dynasty takes over China (or at least the Northern half of China). Bonus points if you have the Korean dynasty facilitate the spread of Korean culture (or at least more elements of Korean culture being in Chinese culture). Added Bonus Points if said Korean China also expands into Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and/or Japan as well
 
The Jurchens are replaced by a closely related semi-nomadic people who speak a Koreanic language, having been assimilated by Koguryô.

The rest of history proceeds as normal and the Qing dynasty is founded on cue by Koreanic *Manchus.
 
I'd say any normal "Barbarian conquest dynasty" would do, ie: Korean Qing Dynasty.
Spreading Korean culture is fairly easy. The Qing Dynasty did end up bringing many aspects of Manchu culture into China as we know it today.
 

Anawrahta

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The Balhae kingdom controlled much of Manchuria and various Balhae kings were able to subdue the local tungusic tribes and at the same time hold off Chinese and Silla expansionism, and the POD would be butterflying the 946 Baekdu volcanic eruption which severely weakened the kingdom to foreign attacks from the Khitans, but this is ASB
 
Well, a stronger Goguryeo that manages to defeat - and annex - Silla might be able to conquer China although with such an early POD the world would be so radically different I can't say much about it.
 
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