 At present, the Ismaili Shia sect is predominant among the Sarikuli Tajiks as well as among the Kirgiz of the Chinese Tian Shan mountain valleys.There have been many occurrences of violent sectarian fighting between different Hui sects.Sectarian fighting between Sufi Hui sects led to the Jahriyya rebellion in the 1780s and the 1895 revolt.