In its source material, The Ballad of Mulan, Mulan belongs to the Tuoba realm (Northern Wei), an ancient nomadic clan of Xianbei outside of what was commonly known as “China Proper.” As nomads, Xianbei had a very different culture than the Han Chinese, the predominant ethnic group of present-day China.
In the latest live-action adaptation, the villain is named Bori Khan and belongs to the Rouran tribe, while Mulan and the rest of the “good guys” are still depicted as Han Chinese. In the 1998 animated version, Mulan and most the “good guys” depicted in the film were Han Chinese the high ruler of the country is referred as “emperor ” the bad guys are depicted as Xiongnu, and the main villain is Shan-Yu. However, this is what this version of Mulan is. I doubt that Disney would dare to greenlight such an adaptation. Imagine a live-action film adaptation of Pocahontas, with Pocahontas played by a white actress, and the story reworked to be about European colonizers trying to survive against the assault of Native Americans.
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