From various influence? It appears that the Dothraki is based more on stereotype than any real historical influence.
Even if we judge the Dothraki by itself, they lacks verisimilitude. They are not believable as a society, fantasy or otherwise.
Even if we judge the Dothraki by itself, they lacks verisimilitude. They are not believable as a society, fantasy or otherwise.
In effect, Daenerys was the "typical" fantasy plotline, happening elsewhere. Eventually, when Daenerys arrived on Westeros, where actual politics / actual history is going on (aka: more real), her fantasy methodologies just don't work out very well.
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But that's my reading (of the HBO series. I never actually read the books). I recognize that there are people out there who might think that the Dothraki were somehow realistic.
Those people apparently include George R.R. Martin himself.
If I were to re read them I’d be strongly tempted to skip all the non-Westeros chapters
I don't think that happened in the show. Like, she did not even tried her previous methodologies. When she came to westeros, writers had no idea what to do and lost the plot.
Dothraki are influenced by a number of different real, historical stereotypes of different steppe dwelling cultures known for their mounted-but-not-heavily-armored warriors.