Emperor Kang Xi Protect Muslims Right

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[Emperor Kang Xi Protect Muslims Right]

In 1694, Emperor Kang Xi issued a feisty response to an overly suspicious official, condemning racial prejudice and the proclivity of some Han officials to rake in easy money through government sinecures:

"Considering that those Han (Chinese) officials who receive royal approbations regularly attend court only once a day, while the Muslims who do not have any royal appropriations still worship God and praise the sage five times daily, the Han are certainly inferior to the Muslims.

I hereby instruct all the provincial authorities that, on the future, should any Chinese accuse a Muslim with the allegation of rebellion during any quarrels among them, let the offenders be beheaded first and make a report to me later. All the Muslims in my empire shall devote themselves to their religion and shall not ignore my appreciation of their faith."

(The Perfume Palace, Islam's Journey from Mecca to Peking, pg 66 & 67)

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