Kirghiz rebellion
Part of the Xinjiang Wars
Date1932
Location
Tian Shan, Xinjiang
Status Chinese victory
Belligerents

 China

 Soviet Union		 Kirghiz rebels
Commanders and leaders

Republic of China (1912–1949) Jin Shuren

Republic of China (1912–1949) Ma Shaowu		 Id Mirab
Osman Ali
Strength
100,000 Chinese troops 10,000 Kyrgyz irregulars
Casualties and losses
very heavy 50,000 Very low, Less than 5,000

The Kirghiz rebellion (Chinese: 柯爾克孜叛亂) occurred when Kyrgyz irregulars in Xinjiang revolted against the Republic of China in March 1932. The Kirghiz rebels, led by Id Mirab, revolted in the Tian Shan mountains as part of the wider Kumul Rebellion in Xinjiang, until they were quickly defeated by government forces led by Ma Shaowu, the Hui military commander of Kashgar, with some minor assistance of the Soviet Union.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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