Hu Dahai

Hu Dahai (?-1339) was a General of the Ming Dynasty. He was born in present day Si county of Suzhou, Anhui.

It is known that when Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, many of his soldiers and officers were moslems. [ Jonathan Lipman, Familiar Strangers, a history of Muslims in Northwest China, 39] Most known of them were generals Chang Yuchun and Hu Dahai. At the end of Ming dynasty there was Ma Shouying in Shaanxi province. His nickname was "lao huihui" ("old moslem"), and nickname of his detachment was "lao huihui ying" ("battalion of old moslem"). They went through battles to North-West and joined to Cao Wangli's rebellion. He was remembered as a funny general. [http://cclib.nsu.ru/projects/satbi/satbi-e/martart/wushu/moslems/index.html]

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