| Conflict: | Battle of Yarkand |
| Partof: | the Kumul Rebellion |
| Date: | April 1934 |
| Place: | Yarkand, Xinjiang |
| Result: | Uyghur–Afghan victory[1]
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| Combatant1: | Republic of China |
| Combatant2: | First East Turkestan Republic Kingdom of Afghanistan[2] |
| Commander1: | Ma Zhancang Ma Fuyuan |
| Commander2: | Abdullah Bughra Nur Ahmadjan Bughra King Zahir Shah |
| Strength1: | Several hundred Chinese Muslim troops |
| Strength2: | Several hundred Turkic Muslim Uighur, Kirghiz and Afghan volunteers |
| Casualties1: | Very light |
| Casualties2: | Heavy |
| Units1: | New 36th Division |
| Units2: | Unknown |
The Battle of Yarkand consisted of a well-armed force of Hui was dispatched to Yarkand, where they entered the new city and aided its defenders against the Khotan Uyghurs. When the city surrendered to the Uyghurs on May 26, the Hui cavalry and noncombatants were permitted to relocate but were then massacred at Kizil. At Yangi Hissar, another massacre of Hui by Uyghurs followed. [3]