The Battle of Yarkhand (Chinese: 葉爾羌戰役) was a confrontation that took place in April 1934 at Yarkand, Xinjiang,They Uyghurs were able to take control of Yarkand and subsequently carried out massacres against the Hui people, indicating a victory.[1]
Battle of Yarkand | |||||||
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Part of the Kumul Rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Afghanistan | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ma Zhancang Ma Fuyuan | King Zahir Shah | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Several hundred Chinese Muslim troops | Several hundred Turkic Muslim Uighur, Kirghiz and Afghan volunteers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
heavy | heavy |
References edit
- ^ Forbes, Andrew D. W. (9 October 1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia. CUP Archive. p. 123. ISBN 0-521-25514-7.
- ^ A Guide to Intra-state Wars. SAGE Publications. 22 October 2015. p. 495. ISBN 9780872897755.