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The change in dynasty in China from the Tang to the dynasties that included the Song did not greatly interrupt the trends of Muslims established during the Tang . ISLAM CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS INFLUENCE Many Muslims began to go to China to trade during the of Quanzhou was consistently held by a Muslim during this period. ISLAM IN CHINA MIGRATION OF MUSLIMS TO CHINA In 1070, the Song emperor, Shen-tsung (Shenzong) invited 5,300 Arab men from Bukhara , to settle in China. The emperor used these men in his campaign against the Liao empire in the northeast. Later on these men were settled between the Sung capital of Kaifeng and Yenching (Yanjing, modern day Beijing ). The object was to create a buffer zone between the Chinese and the Liao. In 1080, 10,000 Arab men and women migrated to China on horseback and settled in all of the provinces of the north and north-east.Israeli (2002), pg. 283-4 The Arabs from Bukhara were under the leadership of Prince Amir Sayyid "So-fei-er" (his Chinese name). The prince was later given an honorary title. He is reputed of being the "father" of the Muslim community in China. Prior to him Islam was named by the Tang and Song Chinese as ''Ta-shi fa'' ("law of Islam"). He renamed it to ''Hui Hui Jiao'' ("the Religion of Double return").Israeli (2002), pg. 284 NOTES SEE ALSO
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