Zheng He

Zheng He

male, deceased (1433)
Zheng He (1371-1433), was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of...
Wang Daiyu

Wang Daiyu

male
Wáng Dàiyú (ca. 1570 - ca. 1660) was a Chinese Muslim (Hui) scholar. His given name was Ya, style name Daiyu. He called himself "Zhenhui Laoren" 真回老...
Liu Zhi

Liu Zhi

male
Liu Zhi (ca. 1660 - ca. 1739) was a Chinese Muslim scholar of the Qing period from Nanjing.
Lan Yu

Lan Yu

male
Lan Yu was a general of the Ming Dynasty. The founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, employed Muslim commanders in his army: Chang Yuqun, Lan Yu, Ding...
Mu Ying

Mu Ying

male
Mu Ying was a generals during the Ming Dynasty. He was one of the few capable generals who survived the massacre of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. He and...
Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang

Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang

male
Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang is an expert in Islamic calligraphy, specializing in the Sini style which originated from the Chinese Muslim...

Chang Yuchun

male
Chang Yuchun was one of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty. He along with many other soldiers and generals were Muslim It is known that when...
Muhammad Ma Jian

Muhammad Ma Jian

male, deceased (1978)
Muhammad Ma Jian, or Muhammad Makin, (1906-1978) was a Confucian scholar who became an Islamic jurist. In 1931, Ma went to al Azhar University in...

Ma Chung-Ying

male
Ma Chung-ying (Ma Zhongying) was a (Chinese Muslim) leader and a Hui warlord of the Gansu province during the 1930s period. Ma Zhongying attempted...
Jamal Ad-Din

Jamal Ad-Din

male
Jamal ad-Din, also spelt Jamal ud-Din, was a 13th-century Persian astronomer. In Chinese sources, he is referred to as and is credited with having...