The Phoenix Mosque and the Persians of Medieval Hangzhou

George A. Lane, Qing Chen, Alexander Morton , Florence Hodous

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English

Gingko Library
15 February 2019

Religious buildings; Cultural studies; Islamic studies

Series: Persian Studies Series of the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS)

In the early 1250s, Möngke Khan, grandson and successor of the mighty Mongol emperor, Genghis Khan, sent out his younger brothers Qubilai and Hulegu to consolidate his power. Hulegu was welcomed into Iran while his older brother, Qubilai, continued to erode the power of the Song emperors of southern China. In 1276, he finally forced their submission and peacefully occupied the Song capital, Hangzhou. The city enjoyed a revival as the cultural capital of a united China and was soon filled with traders, adventurers, artists, entrepreneurs, and artisans from throughout the great Mongol Empire—including a prosperous, influential, and seemingly welcome community of Persians. In 1281, one of the Persian settlers, Ala al-Din, built the Phoenix Mosque in the heart of the city where it still stands today. This study of the mosque and the Ju-jing Yuan cemetery, which today is a lake-side public park, casts light on an important and transformative period in Chinese history, and perhaps the most important period in Chinese-Islamic history. The book is published in the Persian Studies Series of the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) edited by Charles Melville.

By: George A. Lane, Qing Chen, Alexander Morton, Florence Hodous, Charles Meville
Imprint: Gingko Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 576g
ISBN: 9781909942882
ISBN 10: 190994288X
Series: Persian Studies Series of the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS)
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 15 February 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Lane is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the History of the Middle East and Central Asia at the School of Oriental andAfrican Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Reviews for The Phoenix Mosque and the Persians of Medieval Hangzhou

"A most fascinating book. . . .The twenty-one tombstones featured in this book were erected to the memory of real people, all of whom had come from the far quarters of the Mongol Empire to make their fortunes in China. They come alive today in this book, providing readers with a scholarly yet accessible account of how Hangzhou (or Khinsai as the Persians knew it) became a major Islamic center in China, not just of religion or trade but of culture as well. . . .This book is, in the end, not a narrow specialist production, but an opening door into a fascinating culture.-- ""Asian Review of Books"""