Allegiance Republic of China Rank General officer Died 1937 | Name Ma Zhancang Years of service 1929-1937 Unit 36th Division | |
Commands held General in the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army) Battles/wars Kumul Rebellion, Battle of Kashgar (1933), Battle of Sekes Tash, Battle of Kashgar (1934), Battle of Yarkand, Battle of Yangi Hissar Battles and wars Kumul Rebellion, Battle of Kashgar, Battle of Sekes Tash, Battle of Yarkand, Battle of Yangi Hissar Similar People Ma Zhongying, Jin Shuren, Hoja‑Niyaz, Sheng Shicai, Chiang Kai‑shek | ||
Ma Zhancang (simplified Chinese: 马占仓; traditional Chinese: 馬占倉; pinyin: Mǎ Zhàncāng; Wade–Giles: Ma Chan-ts'ang) was a Hui Chinese Muslim general of the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army), who served under Generals Ma Zhongying and Ma Hushan. At the Battle of Kashgar (1933), he repulsed an attack of Uighurs led by the Syrian Arab Tawfiq Bay, wounding Tawfiq. He fought against Uighur and Kirghiz rebels, and destroyed the First East Turkestan Republic after defeating Uighur and Kirghiz fighters at Kashgar, the Battle of Yarkand, and the Battle of Yangi Hissar in 1934. He killed the Uighur leaders Timur Beg, Abdullah Bughra, and Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra. .
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