Tang Kesan Explained

Tang Kesan was a Chinese Muslim. In Xikang province during the Sino-Tibetan War Tang Kesan represented the Kuomintang.^[1]

Career

Tang was a Muslim from Shandong province, and he promoted Muslim education. He worked with Muslim General Bai Chongxi.^{[2] [3]} Tang directed the Muslim Chengda School, and was friends with Muslim General Ma Fuxiang.^[4]

Tang negotiated a ceasefire with the Tibetans in 1932.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Ma Fuxiang, as head of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, sent a telegraph to Tang Kesan ordering him to breach the agreement with Tibet, because he was concerned that political rivals in Nanjing were using the incident.^[8]

The President of the education organization Chinese Islamic National Salvation Federation was General Bai Chongxi (Pai Chung-hsi) and the vice president was Tang Kesan (Tang Ko-san).^[9]

Notes and References

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3. Book: Intellectuals in the modern Islamic world: transmission, transformation, communication. Stéphane A. Dudoignon . Hisao Komatsu . Yasushi Kosugi . 2006. Taylor & Francis. 365. 978-0-415-36835-3. 2010-06-28.
4. Book: Intellectuals in the modern Islamic world: transmission, transformation, communication. Stéphane A. Dudoignon . Hisao Komatsu . Yasushi Kosugi . 2006. Taylor & Francis. 250. 978-0-415-36835-3. 2010-06-28.
5. Book: The historical status of China's Tibet. Jiawei Wang, Nimajianzan. 1997. 五洲传播出版社. 150. 7-80113-304-8. 2010-06-28.
6. Book: Le 9e Panchen Lama (1883-1937): enjeu des relations sino-tibétaines. Fabienne Jagou . École française d'Extrême-Orient . 2004. École française d'Extrême-Orient. 233. 2-85539-632-8. 2010-06-28.
7. Book: 中国西藏的历史地位德. 2003. 五洲传播出版社. 169. 7-5085-0257-4. 2010-06-28.
8. Book: The Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia, Volumes 31-34. Oriental Society of Australia. 2000. Oriental Society of Australia. 34. 2010-06-28.
9. https://books.google.com/books?id=1FE8AQAAIAAJ&q=federation "The China Monthly, Volumes 3-4" 1941