In the middle of the 10th century, the Islamic Karahan Kingdom waged a religious war against the Buddhist kingdom of Yutian, which lasted for more than 40 years. It conquered Yutian in the early 11th century, and introduced Islam to Hotan.

• 十世纪中叶，信仰伊斯兰教的喀喇汗王朝发动了对于阗佛教王国历时四十余年的宗教战争，于十一世纪初灭亡于阗，把伊斯兰教推行到和阗地区。