HIST 2910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Royal Geographical Society, Jet Li, Fragrant Concubine
20 Apr 2016
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Prophet muhammad: go in quest of knowledge, even unto china. 5 pillars: affirm monotheism, accept muhammad as god"s messenger, prayer, fasting, alms giving, hajj. Alexander williamson, notes on manchuria. journal of the royal geographic society of london, 1869. Zheng he (1371-1433) other names: include ma sanbao, and hajji mahmud. Iparhan / xiang fei (r. 1735-96) became the emperor"s favourite girlfriend; bathed in camel milk; travelled to the capital and died of homesickness. Ma xinyi (1821-70) [as portrayed by jet li in the warlords [ ], 2007] islamic. General during the uprising, governor general of two provinces. Islam is a violent religion and muslim rebellion is not directly related to religion. 1: muslims felt persecuted by the manchurians but official doctrines stated to separate people from good and bad rather than religion. Dali, wall of yunnanfu southern china; capital of uprising; islamic people wanted isolation.
