A Trial Discussion on Islamic Dissemination and Development of the Qinghai and Ningxia During the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty

Because the Mongolians changes to believe in Islam during the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the Qinghai and Ningxia's Islam have made considerable development , even the King,Yuan Dynasty Anxi converted to it. Meanwhile, more and more lower-stratum people began to believe in it, so as to form three nations: the Hui nation, the Sala nation and the Baoan nation to process the religion. And have become important stage in the Northwest spread and development. Islam was gradually spread and development from the West to the East and so it was with Muslim eastward movement. The attitute of the two Dynasties' governors have influence on it's disseminate. The ruling class of Yuan Dynasty enthroned Islam and promoted Muslim, while the Ming Dynasty held it down, therefore Islam enjoyed a higher position in Yuan than in Ming.