Originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, how was the Hui nationality formed?

The ancestors of the Hui nationality were Islamic caravans from Arabia and Persia. Later, because of Mongolia's Western Expedition, a large number of captured and plundered Muslims came to China and settled here, forming the Hui nationality. Tracing back to the history of the Hui nationality, it appeared in the Tang and Song Dynasties, formed in the Yuan Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, started an uprising in the late Qing Dynasty, and was finally suppressed by the Cixi Sect.

Due to the opening and prosperity of the two Silk Roads, the commercial ties between China and the outside world became closer and closer, especially in the Tang Dynasty. During this period, many caravans of Islamic believers from Persia, Arabia and other regions came here. Due to the need of economic exchange and the attraction of prosperity in the Tang Dynasty, many Muslim businessmen bought land and houses here, and they decided to settle down here. People at that time called this phenomenon? Living in don? What is the name of the place where they live? Fan Fang? There are nursing homes, cemeteries and mosques.

The Anshi Rebellion took place in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Islamic countries sent troops to help. After the Anshi Rebellion, many soldiers stayed, mainly living in Shaanxi and Gansu. The Arab army contributed the most. They all stayed in Chang 'an, and the emperor built a mosque for them. After the establishment of the Mongolian Empire, Genghis Khan began to explore the west. In the following decades, Mongolian troops marched westward and wiped out western countries, including Islamic countries on the Black Sea. A large number of Muslims were imprisoned and forced to migrate.

Among these Muslims, there are soldiers and gunmen. He was incorporated into the army and participated in the Mongolian War to unify China. By the end of the war, when the Yuan Dynasty was established, they became well-organized farmers again, and they were stationed in various parts of the Yuan Dynasty with the army, forming? Back to this world? Situation. It was also from the Yuan Dynasty that Muslims had an official name in China. Semu people? , official book writing? Back? Over time, these Muslims became Hui people in China.