History Draft of Yuan Dynasty's Revolving History

Author: Yang Zhiji
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: The history of the Hui people during the Yuan Dynasty refers to the historical activities of the Hui people who practiced Islam within China during that period. The Hui people at that time mainly included Arabs, Persians, and the Turkic ethnic groups of Central Asia. The term "Hui" originated from the transformation of the pronunciation of "Uyghur" and "Kara-Khanid," and was used in the Yuan Dynasty to refer to Muslims from the Western Regions. It was sometimes also used to broadly refer to all people from the Western Regions or the "Sai" people, not necessarily all being Muslim believers, and requires specific analysis. The history of the Hui people during the Yuan Dynasty refers to the historical activities of the Hui people who practiced Islam within China during that period. It is a part of the history of the Hui people in China and also a very important chapter of it. This book conducts research on the history of the Hui people during the Yuan Dynasty from seven aspects: General Introduction, Naming, Eastward Arrival, Status, Culture, Figures, and Sinicization. It has a certain impact and influence on the politics, economy, culture, and society of the Yuan Dynasty. Only by understanding the history of the Hui people during the Yuan Dynasty can one conduct an in-depth study of the Hui people from their past to the present. This book is the crystallization of Professor Yang Zhiji, a renowned historian, who has dedicated his life to the study of the history of the Hui people during the Yuan Dynasty. The issue of the Sinicization of the Hui people during the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the examination and argumentation of important Hui figures during the Yuan Dynasty, has been explored in this authoritative work on the history of the Hui people during the Yuan Dynasty.