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Regarding the Chinese concept of raw and uncooked barbarians, was sending royal brides to barbarian tribes considered part of the 'cooking' process? If so, did either the Ming or the Qing ever consider trying to 'cook' Western barbarians with offers of royal brides?

by /u/jurble in /r/AskHistorians

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