Wikipedia's article on Islam in China, community-edited. Reliable for the standard scholarly account that Muslim diplomats and merchants reached Tang China within a few decades of Islam's own founding, by both the Silk Road and maritime routes; the article itself names the traditional claim of a direct embassy by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas in 616 to 618 as a later Chinese Muslim tradition rather than an independently verified event, and this atlas states both rather than adopting the legendary date. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_China
Source Typereference
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Reliability Tier3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used for the documented 651 CE embassy to Emperor Gaozong; the earlier 616-618 tradition is named in the description as a later legendary claim, not adopted as the atom's own date. NotesUsed for Islam's documented arrival in Tang China via Silk Road and maritime trade contact.
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This source names China directly: "Wikipedia's article on Islam in China, community-edited."
Source Islam in China (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)
This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 5 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Spread Events, 8 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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