Ma Fuyuan

Ma Fuyuan
Born 馬福元
Gansu, China
Allegiance Republic of China
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1929 – 1937
Rank General
Unit 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
Commands held 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
Battles/wars Kumul Rebellion
Battle of Kashgar (1934)
Battle of Yarkand
Battle of Yangi Hissar
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.

Ma Fuyuan (simplified Chinese: 马福元; traditional Chinese: 馬福元; pinyin: Mǎ Fúyuán; Wade–Giles: Ma Fu-yüan) was a Chinese Muslim general of the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army), who served under Generals Ma Zhongying and Ma Hushan. He was present with Ma Zhongying, Ma Shih-ming, Ma Shih-lu, and Ma Ho-ying during a meeting with Yulbars Khan. He fought against Uighur and Kirghiz rebels, of the First East Turkestan Republic, and against the pro soviet uighur Khoja Niyaz at Aksu, driving Khoja Niyaz to Kashgar.[1] He and General Ma Zhancang destroyed the First East Turkestan Republic after defeating uighur and Kirghiz fighters at the Battle of Kashgar (1934). Battle of Yarkand, and Battle of Yangi Hissar[2][3] Several British citizens at the British consulate were killed by the 36th division.[4][5][6][7] After entering Kashgar, he publicly proclaimed his alleigance to the Republic of China government in Nanjing, and announced that Ma Shaowu was reappointed as the Taoyin of Kashgar.

Ma Fuyuan's Proclamation in 1934

马福元宣布：“喀什前道尹马绍武应马占仓和马福元之请，代表中国当局负最高军事和民政监督之职”

References

  1. ^ AP (1 February 1934). "REPULSE REBELS AFTER SIX DAYS". Spokane Daily Chronicle. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H34SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7vQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4906,16349&dq=tungan&hl=en. 
  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. 246. ISBN 0521255147. http://books.google.com/books?id=IAs9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA245&dq=ma+fuyuan&hl=en&ei=_AwhTMDiCoH7lwfW8vV_&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Ma%20Fu-yuan%20responsible%20for%20looting%20and%20massacres%20in%20both%20kashgar&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
  3. ^ S. Frederick Starr (2004). Xinjiang: China's Muslim borderland. M.E. Sharpe. p. 79. ISBN 0765613182. http://books.google.com/books?id=GXj4a3gss8wC&pg=PA79&dq=ma+zhongying+idgah&hl=en&ei=zvobTOHaNcH_lgfNm6CIDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ma%20zhongying%20idgah&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
  4. ^ AP (17 March 1934). "TUNGAN RAIDERS MASSACRE 2,000". The Miami News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rlEtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RNUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2598,5980247&dq=tungan&hl=en. 
  5. ^ Associated Press Cable (17 March 1934). "TUNGANS SACK KASHGAR CITY, SLAYING 2,000". The Montreal Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vy0rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EZkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6105,2241969&dq=tungan&hl=en. 
  6. ^ The Associated Press (17 March 1934). "British Officials and 2,000 Natives Slain At Kashgar, on Western Border of China". The New YorkTimes. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0915F73A59167A93C5A81788D85F408385F9. 
  7. ^ AP (17 March 1934). "2000 Killed In Massacre". San Jose News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PyYiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_6MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4719,6427362&dq=tungan&hl=en. 

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