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As the title says, how would it be possible for Islam to become the major dominant religion in mainland China and is adopted by the Han Chinese? I won't put any specific date, but lets say that Islam would arrive during the late Tang or the early Song Dynasty.

One way I think Islam in China would be possible is if Islamic nomads travel from the west and then manage to conquer China during one of its inter-dynastic periods of chaos (ala the Mongols and the Qing), or like how Buddhism spread into China during the chaos after the Han Dynasty. Of course, Islam in China would take on a distinctly Chinese character, so therefore, what type of characteristics would Chinese Islam take?
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