That the settled and nomadic peoples were intermingling in the area for all of recorded history. That's not colonialism.
The Mongols tribes weren't even subjugated by the Han, they were pushed out by the Jurchen, another nomadic confederation , that also went on to subjugate China for several centuries.
Yes, the subjugation and displacement of the Mongol people is relatively recent on the stage of history. What's your point?
That the settled and nomadic peoples were intermingling in the area for all of recorded history. That's not colonialism.
The Mongols tribes weren't even subjugated by the Han, they were pushed out by the Jurchen, another nomadic confederation , that also went on to subjugate China for several centuries.