5,300 Muslim men from Bukhara were encouraged .
5,300 Muslim men from Bukhara were invited to move to China in 1070 by the Song emperor Shenzong to help battle the Liao empire in the north - east and repopulate areas ravaged by fighting .
5,300 Muslim men from Bukhara were encouraged and invited to move to China in 1070 by the Song emperor Shenzong to help battle the Liao empire in the north - east and repopulate areas ravaged by fighting .