Chinese-Dragon
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He was the great great great grandson of Sayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din Omar, a Persian who served in the administration of the Mongolian Empire and was appointed governor of Yunnan during the early Yuan Dynasty.
Kissinger says that the world history would have been very different if the Chinese emperors who succeeded Yongle had not decided to end the expeditions.
Haq's Musings: Concerted Campaign Against China
That is correct.
Many Hui Muslims are descendants of those who came from the Silk Road (which passed through Central Asia, Persia and Pakistan).
Hu Songshan as well I believe is of partial Persian descent. Hui Chinese are one of the most patriotic groups in China.