Ma Liang (general)

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Ma Liang (traditional Chinese: 馬良; simplified Chinese: 马良; pinyin: Mǎ Liáng)^[1] was a Chinese Muslim General and a member of the Ma Clique.

Ma Liang
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch	National Revolutionary Army
Service years	1950–1953
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	103rd Route Army
Commands	Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route Army
Conflicts	Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Prominent Muslims like Ma Liang, Ma Fuxiang and Bai Chongxi met in 1931 in Nanjing to discuss inter communal tolerance between Hui and Han.^[2]

He was related to former Governor Ma Bufang of Qinghai, and he had 2,000 Chinese Muslim troops under his command around Gansu/Qinghai during the Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958). Chiang Kai-shek sent agents in May 1952 to communicate with him, and Chiang offered him the post of Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route of the Kuomintang army, which was accepted by Ma. The CIA dropped supplies such as ammunition, radios, and gold at Nagchuka to Ma Liang.^[3] Ma Yuanxiang was another Chinese Muslim General related to the Ma family.^[4] Ma Yuanxiang and Ma Liang struggled against the Communist forces but ultimately were defeated.^[5]