Su fei-erh
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇菲爾 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 索菲尔 | ||||||||||||||
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Su fei-erh (Chinese: 蘇菲爾) was a Muslim Bukharan Emir who was invited into China by the Song dynasty Emperor and given a title of Prince by the Chinese Emperor. He played a critical role in forming the Muslim Hui people in China and giving the Islamic religion its current name in Chinese.