Largest Possible China?

That's just my point basically.They could have adopted a Chinese identity without losing their military edge.
Upon closer inspection, I interpreted your post incorrectly. But I think my point still stands. The Tang were already essentially Chinese even before they became rulers of China. On the other hand, the Mongols will need to start assimilating as soon as they start conquering. We already saw historically that there were splits between Mongol purists and those who were less attached to their traditional ways. Additionally, the Mongols formed a separate ruling group, while the Tang ruling house and other assimilated groups never monopolized all the reins of power. The complete Sinicization of the Mongol Yuan would run into difficulties that the Tang did not face.
 
Upon closer inspection, I interpreted your post incorrectly. But I think my point still stands. The Tang were already essentially Chinese even before they became rulers of China. On the other hand, the Mongols will need to start assimilating as soon as they start conquering. We already saw historically that there were splits between Mongol purists and those who were less attached to their traditional ways. Additionally, the Mongols formed a separate ruling group, while the Tang ruling house and other assimilated groups never monopolized all the reins of power. The complete Sinicization of the Mongol Yuan would run into difficulties that the Tang did not face.
Actually,the sinicized Mongols of the Guanzhong region did monopolize power in early Tang Dynasty and before.After the fall of the Northern Wei,there was a period of 'barbarisation' again.The Northern Zhou in particular started to reuse their Xianbei surnames for example and bestowed their Xianbei surnames onto their followers(Li Yuan's name during the Northern Zhou period was basically Big Wild Yuan) .When the Northern Zhou did not go to their liking,they got rid of it.Early Sui Dynasty was basically an occupation of China by these forces.When the Sui Dynasty did not go to their liking,they replaced it with Tang.Their power was not broken until the rise of Wu Zetian.
 
Actually,the sinicized Mongols of the Guanzhong region did monopolize power in early Tang Dynasty and before.After the fall of the Northern Wei,there was a period of 'barbarisation' again.The Northern Zhou in particular started to reuse their Xianbei surnames for example and bestowed their Xianbei surnames onto their followers(Li Yuan's name during the Northern Zhou period was basically Big Wild Yuan) .When the Northern Zhou did not go to their liking,they got rid of it.Early Sui Dynasty was basically an occupation of China by these forces.When the Sui Dynasty did not go to their liking,they replaced it with Tang.Their power was not broken until the rise of Wu Zetian.
The Sinicized Xianbei had great power, but they didn't monopolize it during the Tang (the only relevant dynasty because none of the other dynasties you mention had a long period of strength even comparable to the Tang). If you look at the early leadership of the Tang, there are officials with the Xianbei surnames of Dugu, Dou, Zhangsun, Yuchi, Qutu, etc, but there are also other officials with Chinese surnames. Now, I'm sure some of these officials were like the Li and were Xianbei with Chinese surnames, but I doubt all of them were.

For example, look at just the 24 meritorious officials who were honored at Lingyan Pavilion for their contributions to founding the Tang. How many of these would you assess are Chinese and how many are assimilated Xianbei? I honestly don't know the answer to this question, and I hope you would. I can see there are two Zhangsun there, one Qutu, one Yuchi, one Li who came from a branch of the Tang ruling house ... that's five Xianbei at least, which is probably greater than their proportion in the Chinese population at the time, but not complete dominance. If you can show me that a good majority of at least these twenty-four officials were Xianbei and name them, I might be convinced that the Xianbei "monopolized" the government at this time.
 
The Sinicized Xianbei had great power, but they didn't monopolize it during the Tang (the only relevant dynasty because none of the other dynasties you mention had a long period of strength even comparable to the Tang). If you look at the early leadership of the Tang, there are officials with the Xianbei surnames of Dugu, Dou, Zhangsun, Yuchi, Qutu, etc, but there are also other officials with Chinese surnames. Now, I'm sure some of these officials were like the Li and were Xianbei with Chinese surnames, but I doubt all of them were.

For example, look at just the 24 meritorious officials who were honored at Lingyan Pavilion for their contributions to founding the Tang. How many of these would you assess are Chinese and how many are assimilated Xianbei? I honestly don't know the answer to this question, and I hope you would. I can see there are two Zhangsun there, one Qutu, one Yuchi, one Li who came from a branch of the Tang ruling house ... that's five Xianbei at least, which is probably greater than their proportion in the Chinese population at the time, but not complete dominance. If you can show me that a good majority of at least these twenty-four officials were Xianbei and name them, I might be convinced that the Xianbei "monopolized" the government at this time.
It's not the officials that really mattered,but the noble families that supported the regime.A lot of these Guanzhong military families also got rid of the more embarrassing foreign names.A lot of officials were also often subordinated to one family or another due to being patronized by them or through marriage alliance.Back in the early days of Tang,officials from undistinguished backgrounds often had to be endorsed by a powerful family.They too were expected to do favors in return.As I've said,the power of the Guanzhong nobility faded after the Rise of Wu Zetian.Tang was also the beginning of the end for the Guanzhong nobility as the war at the end of Sui brought in a lot of new blood(some of which aren't even aristocrats to begin with) and the emperors of Tang started to balance the power of the Guanzhong aristocrats with nobles of Guangdong and the south or by endorsing officials of undistinguished introduced by the imperial examination system.
 
Is there anyone way to have a Chinese Genghis Khan, rather than Mongolian?

Combined with colonization of the America's and Australia and we could have a cheap timeline where China owns most of the worlds inhabitable land. Then with successful Sinicization and colonization of the America's, Central Asia and Siberia, we could have three independent Chinese states as large as China population wise (China itself, temperate North American China based out of the Eastern US, temperate South American China based out of the Southern Cone), other major independent Chinese states (In the Andes, Australia, Colombia, and Meso America), and Chinese influenced Middle Eastern and Eastern European states. Have Southern Cone China gradually colonize Sub-Saharan Africa, North American China gradually colonize Europe and North Africa, China China gradually colonizes the Middle East and part of the Pacific, Australia China colonize other parts of the Pacific, and China China conquer India at some point it gets internally divided.

Around the mid-1900s they recognize their shared heritage and reach a certain level of development that they sign a free trade union and recognize each other's territories, settling all disputes. They gradually demilitarize and turn their free trade zone into an open borders zone in the 70s. In 2000 they turn into one country with a Confederated system ruling the globe. By the present the entire Earth is China.
 
Is there anyone way to have a Chinese Genghis Khan, rather than Mongolian?

Combined with colonization of the America's and Australia and we could have a cheap timeline where China owns most of the worlds inhabitable land. Then with successful Sinicization and colonization of the America's, Central Asia and Siberia, we could have three independent Chinese states as large as China population wise (China itself, temperate North American China based out of the Eastern US, temperate South American China based out of the Southern Cone), other major independent Chinese states (In the Andes, Australia, Colombia, and Meso America), and Chinese influenced Middle Eastern and Eastern European states. Have Southern Cone China gradually colonize Sub-Saharan Africa, North American China gradually colonize Europe and North Africa, China China gradually colonizes the Middle East and part of the Pacific, Australia China colonize other parts of the Pacific, and China China conquer India at some point it gets internally divided.

Around the mid-1900s they recognize their shared heritage and reach a certain level of development that they sign a free trade union and recognize each other's territories, settling all disputes. They gradually demilitarize and turn their free trade zone into an open borders zone in the 70s. In 2000 they turn into one country with a Confederated system ruling the globe. By the present the entire Earth is China.
Yes,his name was Zhao Zheng.China under his rule was one of the most draconian and militarized countries on earth.The next guy anywhere similar to the first was called Liu Che,his empire was almost bankrupted fighting long wars against it's enemies.One would imagine that Liu Che could have more success if he spent the resources fighting nomads on colonizing southern lands instead.Li Zhi was pretty close as well,but his successes were mostly ephemeral and what success he had was mostly based upon his father's merit rather than his own.I think the point is that China did have highly successful leaders but should have spent it's resources colonizing the south and went seafaring instead of fighting long,expensive wars against the nomads and forces out in the Middle East.This would have enabled greater success in terms of expansion.
 
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The Han nearly conquered Korea, so maybe we could have a successful conquest, and over the centuries Korea could become one of the integral provinces of china.
Maybe they would even invade Japan.
 
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