毛胜为蒙古归附人后代，凭借军事才能立功并获封南宁伯，《明史》等文献对毛胜及后代的记载存有诸多模糊之处。在土木堡之变后，毛胜的处境变得艰难。他因其民族的身份和 “逸出塞外”的经历而遭到警惕和鄙夷，又因军事能力而继续得到任用，陷入了一种“疑”与“用”的张力之中。在他之后，其家族的异族色彩逐渐淡化，成员的汉文化素养不断提高，以勋贵武臣的身份参与到帝国政治之中。毛氏家族联姻的主要对象为勋臣和外戚，符合其身份定位，也是融入明代社会的体现。总体上看，在外部环境和自我塑造下，毛氏家族在毛胜获得封爵后就快速的实现了汉化，斩断了与“草原”的联系。

Mao Sheng is a descendant of Mongolian surrenders. He was made Nan-ning Earl because of his military contribution. Related works like Ming-shih do not made a clear record about him and his descendants. after the defeat of the Ming armies at Tu-mu, Mao Sheng’s situation became difficult. He was being suspected and despised because of his Mongol identity and experience of "deserted to the Mongols", but continued to be appointed owing to his military ability, that made he got caught in a tension of "doubted" and "used." After Mao Sheng’s death, the Mongols element of his house faded, and their literacy continued to improve, and they participated in imperial politics as nobles. The main object of the marriage of the Mao family is the noblemen and the consort relatives, which indicates they integrate to the Ming Dynasty society. On the whole, under the external environment and self-shaping, the Mao family quickly achieved the sinicization after Mao Sheng was awarded the title, and cut off the connection with the Mongols.