AHC: Nomadic Chinese Tribe

I forgot where I read about Chinese cavalry forces going native or adopting a nomadic lifestyle, but the thing I read suggested Chinese had trouble training a horse archer force that could match the nomads because the skills required were difficult to train for in a sedentary environment.

*blinks, wait a minute, I think I got something wrong*

Although come to think about it, I think I may have simply misinterpreted that as "going native". The Chinese, like most other sedentary cultures, had pretty nice heavy cavalry, which indeed were regular and long term.

My mistake.

As for Sinicization of nomads, there seems to be a long term trend of it, if only as a matter of proximity. You don't hear much about the Wei or the Manchu being a separate people these days, do you? The Manchus and Jurchens before them essentially abandoned the Manchu language on their own for example.

Note: Keep the conversation in English from now on.

Sorry lah,
My Inglish not so gud one.
 
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