The Muslim merchants of premodern China : the history of a maritime Asian trade diaspora, 750-1400 / John W. Chaffee.

"In this major new history of Muslim merchants and their trade links with China, John W. Chaffee uncovers 700 years of history, from the eighth century, when Muslim communities first established themselves in southeastern China, through the fourteenth century, when trade all but ceased. These were e...

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