By the way, the same author has written a fair amount about the Mongols https://acoup.blog/?s=mongols https://acoup.blog/?s=mongols mostly but not exclusively

By the way, the same author has written a fair amount about the Mongols https://acoup.blog/?s=mongols https://acoup.blog/?s=mongols mostly but not exclusively pointing out that George R. R. Martin was not really familiar with them in using them as an inspiration for the Dothraki. He says that the Mongols did have their own creativity and art (beyond the "conquest and administration" stuff). You might want to check that out, as it seems like our modern outsider cultural impressions of Mongols can be as limited as our impressions of Spartans!