Lin Nu

Lin Nu(林駑) was a Chinese scholar and merchant in the early Ming dynasty. He is the ancestor of the philosopher Li Zhi.

His father was Lin Lu(林閭). In 1376 Lin Nu visited Ormuz in Persia, converted to Islam, and married either a Persian or an Arab girl and brought her back to Quanzhou in Fujian.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Association for Asian studies (Ann Arbor;Michigan) (1976). A-L, Volumes 1-2. Columbia University Press. p. 817. ISBN 0231038011. http://books.google.com/books?id=067On0JgItAC&pg=PA817&dq=ch'ang+fond+persian+girl&hl=en&ei=5wEsTJesKMT_lgfR5KHnCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=li%20nu%20married%20an%20arab%20or%20persian%20girl&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-29. 
  2. ^ Chen, Da-Sheng. "CHINESE-IRANIAN RELATIONS vii. Persian Settlements in Southeastern China during the T'ang, Sung, and Yuan Dynasties". Encyclopedia Iranica. http://www.iranica.com/articles/chinese-iranian-vii. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
  3. ^ Joseph Needham (1971). Science and civilisation in China, Volume 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 495. ISBN 0521070600. http://books.google.com/books?id=l6TVhvYLaEwC&pg=PA495&dq=li+nu+persian+girl&hl=en&ei=kw8sTKShEsP7lwespayLCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=li%20nu%20persian%20girl&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-29. 
  4. ^ Association for Asian Studies. Ming Biographical History Project Committee, Luther Carrington Goodrich, Chao-ying Fang (1976). Dictionary of Ming biography, 1368-1644. Columbia University Press. p. 817. ISBN 0231038011. http://books.google.com/books?id=067On0JgItAC&pg=PA817&dq=He+writes:+%22Li+Nu+Hg+who+was+at+Ormuz+in+1337,+married+an+Arab+or+Persian+girl+and+adopted+Islam&hl=en&ei=mk1TTbu8PIP7lweU0N2hCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=He%20writes%3A%20%22Li%20Nu%20Hg%20who%20was%20at%20Ormuz%20in%201337%2C%20married%20an%20Arab%20or%20Persian%20girl%20and%20adopted%20Islam&f=false. Retrieved February 9, 2011.