| Kirghiz rebellion | |||||||
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| Part of Xinjiang Wars | |||||||
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 Republic of China National Revolutionary Army | Kirghiz rebels | ||||||
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Ma Shaowu |
Id Mirab | ||||||
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| Unknown number of Chinese and Chinese muslim troops | Kirghiz irregulars | ||||||
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| Heavy | |||||||
The Kirghiz rebellion occurred when Kyrgyz irregulars in Xinjiang revolted against the government. The leader of the rebellion was Id Mirab. The Chinese Muslim Taoyin of Kashgar, Ma Shaowu, ruthlessly crushed the Kirghiz rebels.[1][2] The Soviet Union was also involved in suppressing the rebels.
References[]
- ↑ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911-1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 241. ISBN 0-521-25514-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=IAs9AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=warlords+and+muslims&hl=en&ei=OQ82TKSMAsXflgei9ajVBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=id%20mirab%20rebellion%20kirghiz%20shan&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ↑ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911-1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 231. ISBN 0-521-25514-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=IAs9AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=warlords+and+muslims&hl=en&ei=OQ82TKSMAsXflgei9ajVBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=turkic-speaking%20kirghiz%20leader%20id%20mirab%20during%201932&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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