They now enjoy self-rule from Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia.
Famous ones include Ma Zhongying, who vanished to join the Soviet air force in 1934, and Zhang Chengzhi, who probably coined the phrase "red guard." One of their heroes, Du Wenxiu, led an uprising known as the Panthay Rebellion which lasted from 1855 to 1873 in Yunnan Province, and was a direct response to the oppression of this group. Many trace their origins to the forces invited to put down the An Lushan Rebellion, but the first community of them was founded by missionaries in the mid-7th century. They now enjoy self-rule from Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia. Distinguished from the Uighurs and Kyrgyz because of their native language, the most famous example of one is Zheng He, the Ming admiral, who went on a noted hajj to Mecca. FTP, identify this ethnic group in a certain communist country.
Famous ones include Ma Zhongying, who vanished to join the Soviet air force in 1934, and Zhang Chengzhi, who probably coined the phrase "red guard.
Hui or huizu or "Chinese Muslims" (or any equivalent mentioning Chinese and Muslim)