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A new discovery of the “Huihui Household Registers” in genealogical literature: On nine Muslim families in Jiangning county during the Ming dynasty(1368-1644)
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Date and Time | January 16 (Thu), 2025, 2:00PM-3:30PM (JST) |
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Venue | Main Conference Room (3F), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus (In person only) |
Title | A new discovery of the "Huihui Household Registers" in genealogical literature: On nine Muslim families in Jiangning county during the Ming dynasty(1368-1644) |
Speaker | 鄭徳長 復旦大学 講師(青年副研究員) |
Chair | Prof. Takahiro Nakajima(Director, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo) |
Language | English |
This event is held only in person. Please register using the form below: https://forms.gle/aehw84g14AFk7CsA6
Since 1368 when Mongol Empire collapsed, Muslims once serving to Mongol rulers shifted to pledge allegiance to the succeeding Ming dynasty. A long-overlooked fact in academic circles is the existence of a Muslim household category called “Huihui Daren Households” in Ming household registries, which roughly corresponded to the “Dānishmand households” of the Yuan dynasty. The Ming government managed “Huihui Daren Households” through “Huihui Household Registers”. Among these is the household register from 1592, preserved in the form of a copy within the Ma Family Genealogy compiled by the Baojiang Tang Ma clan during the Qing dynasty. These records reveal how the nine households settled down in Jiangning county, their relationship with the Yuan and Ming government, and the intertwining of Islamic culture with Chinese culture.
Contact: | ueda.haruka@ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
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