The origin of the Kaifeng Jews and the date of their arrival...

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06/07/25

Date: June 7th, 2025 3:45 PM Author: AZNgirl PD defending Darnell in Dad's Murder Trial The origin of the Kaifeng Jews and the date of their arrival is one of the most intensely debated topics in the field of Chinese-Jewish relations.[b] Though some scholars date their arrival to the Tang dynasty (618–907),[10] or even earlier,[c] Steven Sharot, reflecting the majority view,[12] considers that the most probable date for the formation of a Jewish community in Kaifeng was sometime during the Song dynasty (960–1279).[13] That Jewish merchants were active before Song China appears probable from the fact that the Muslim Persian geographer ibn Khordadbeh in his Book of Roads and Kingdoms ca. 870 describes the Jewish Radhanite merchants as operating over a wide arc from Western Europe to China.[14][d] It has been conjectured that this group constituted the first of two waves of Jewish settlement in China, the second being associated with the Mongol conquest of China[15] and the establishment of the Yuan dynasty.[e] (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5734642&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48995077)