Battle of Yarkand

The Battle of Yarkhand (Chinese: 葉爾羌戰役) 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]

Battle of Yarkand
Part of the Kumul Rebellion
DateApril 1934
Location
Yarkand, Xinjiang
Result

Uyghur - Afghan victory[1]

  • Massacre of Chinese troops
Belligerents

Republic of China

 First East Turkestan Republic
Kingdom of Afghanistan[2]
Commanders and leaders
Ma Zhancang
Ma Fuyuan		 Abdullah Bughra  †
Nur Ahmadjan Bughra
King Zahir Shah
Strength
Several hundred Chinese Muslim troops Several hundred Turkic Muslim Uighur, Kirghiz and Afghan volunteers
Casualties and losses
light heavy

References
  1. Dixon, Jeffrey S.; Sarkees, Meredith Reid (22 October 2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars. ISBN 978-0-87289-775-5.
  2. Forbes, Andrew D. W. (9 October 1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-25514-1.
  3. Forbes, Andrew D. W. (9 October 1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia. CUP Archive. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-521-25514-7.

[1]

  1. A Guide to Intra-state Wars. SAGE Publications. 22 October 2015. p. 495. ISBN 9780872897755.
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