The Dungan Revolt Hostile_encounter ( 1862–77 ) or Tongzhi Hui Revolt Hostile_encounter ( , Xiao'erjing : توْجِ حُوِ بِيًا/لُوًا , ) or Hui ( Muslim ) Minorities War Hostile_encounter was a mainly ethnic and religious war Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in 19th-century western China , mostly during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor ( r. 1861–75 ) of the Qing dynasty .

The Dungan Revolt Hostile_encounter ( 1862–77 ) or Tongzhi Hui Revolt Hostile_encounter ( , Xiao'erjing : توْجِ حُوِ بِيًا/لُوًا , ) or Hui ( Muslim ) Minorities War Hostile_encounter was a mainly ethnic and religious war Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in 19th-century western China , mostly during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor ( r. 1861–75 ) of the Qing dynasty .

However , this article relates specifically to the uprising Change_of_leadership by members of the Muslim Hui and other Muslim ethnic groups in China 's Shaanxi , Gansu and Ningxia provinces , as well as in Xinjiang , between 1862 and 1877 .

Based on research Research by modern historians , out of the at least 4 million Hui in Shaanxi before the revolt Change_of_leadership , only 20,000 remained in the province while the rest of the Hui were all killed Killing in massacres Killing and reprisals Revenge by government and militia forces Hostile_encounter or deported Removing out of the province .

Based on research Research by modern historians , out of the at least 4 million Hui in Shaanxi before the revolt Change_of_leadership , only 20,000 remained in the province while the rest of the Hui were all killed Killing in massacres Killing and reprisals Revenge by government and militia forces Hostile_encounter or deported Removing out of the province .

700,000 to 800,000 Hui in Shaanxi who were deported Removing to Gansu were massacred Killing along the way to Gansu by the militia carrying out Military_operation the deportations Removing until only a few thousand of them remained Temporary_stay alive .