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I don't know how much of this is due to CK+, but seriously, Nomads all end up converting to Tribalism or Feudalism within the first two centuries of the game. Pretty much ruins the steppe and prevents you from ever getting a Genghis Khan.
I've got a strong Khazaria in 1100 in my current game, which started in 769. Been marrying my Viking ladies to them for centuries to encourage them to raid elsewhere.