Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937)
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In 1937 an Islamic rebellion began in southern Xinjiang. The rebels were 1,500 Uighur Muslims commanded by Kichik Akhund, who was tacitly aided by the New 36th Division, against the pro-Soviet provincial forces of the puppet Sheng Shicai.[1][2]
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Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) | |||||||||
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Part of the Xinjiang Wars | |||||||||
Abdul Niyaz with his soldiers in Kashgar | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Muslim Turkic rebels |
Xinjiang clique Soviet Union | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Chiang Kai-shek Kichik Akhund Abdul Niyaz † |
Sheng Shicai Ma Sheng-kuei Joseph Stalin | ||||||||
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Red Army White Army Xinjiang Army | |||||||||
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~10,000 Chinese Muslim cavalry and infantry 1,500 Turkic rebels |
5,000 Soviet Red Army troops Several thousand White Russian soldiers and provincial Chinese troops | ||||||||
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~2,000 casualties |
Provincial government: ~500 Soviet and White Russian forces: ~300 |
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