Kirghiz rebellion explained

Conflict:Kyrgyz rebellion
Partof:the Xinjiang Wars
Date:1932
Place:Tian Shan, Xinjiang
Result:Chinese victory
Status:Chinese victory
Combatant1:
Combatant2:Kyrgyz rebels
Commander1: Jin Shuren
Ma Shaowu
Commander2:Id Mirab
Osman Ali
Strength1:100,000 Chinese troops
Strength2:10,000 Kyrgyz irregulars
Casualties1:very heavy 50,000
Casualties2:Very low, Less than 5,000

The Kyrgyz rebellion occurred when Kyrgyz irregulars in Xinjiang revolted against the Republic of China in March 1932. The Kyrgyz 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: A Political History of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949. Andrew D. W. Forbes. 1986. CUP Archive. Cambridge, England. 0-521-25514-7. 241. 2010-06-28.
  2. Book: Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: A Political History of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949. Andrew D. W. Forbes. 1986. CUP Archive. Cambridge, England. 0-521-25514-7. 231. 2010-06-28.