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When did the Hui people begin to exist?
This issue should be discussed from the origin and lineage of the Hui nationality in history. At first, the predecessors of the Hui nationality were called "Ren Hu" and "Semu people" in history books. Hui people in China originated from Arabs and Persian Muslims who came to China for business since the early Tang Dynasty. Especially at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols made the Western Expedition, and a large number of young scholars, soldiers and craftsmen came to China from Arabia-Persia-Central Asia. Through intermarriage with other ethnic groups dominated by the Han nationality at that time, the Hui nationality in China was formally formed in history, and it thrived on the land of China together with other fraternal ethnic groups. Therefore, there is a saying in the history books that "the Yuan Dynasty returned to earth". Therefore, the initial national languages of the Hui nationality are Arabic and Persian. At the same time, I also take Chinese as my second mother tongue. In the process of Zhu Yuanzhang's establishment of the Ming Dynasty, many Hui generals played an important role. Such as Chang Yuchun-Hu Dahai-Mu Ying and others, are among the best. However, after the formal establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang restricted the development of other nationalities in order to consolidate the rule of his own dynasty (the overthrown Yuan Dynasty was established by Mongols; Xixia, Jin Dynasty and other former dynasties were established by Khitan and Jurchen). During the Hongwu period, it was forbidden for Hui people (Miao people), surnamed Hu (Arabic and Persian surnames), wearing Hu clothes and talking nonsense. Forcibly ordered the Hui people to take the Han nationality Hanfu Han nationality as their own specimens. Therefore, under the high-handed policy of Emperor Zhu (as he has always done, for example, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, almost all the founding heroes were wiped out), Hui people were forced to give up Arabic and Persian and take Chinese as their second mother tongue as the basic communication language. Only in terms of religious terms, some Arabic and Persian words are still retained; Only a few scholars know Arabic or Persian. This is the changing history of the Hui nationality in terms of race and language. I hope my answer will be helpful to the landlord's question.