Ma Liang (general)

For other people named Ma Liang, see Ma Liang.

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
Service / branch	National Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1950–1953
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	103rd Route Army
Commands	Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route Army
Battles / wars	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 wreaked havoc on the Communist forces. In 1953, Mao Zedong was compelled to take radical action against them.^[5]

References

1. Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
2. Contemporary Japan: A Review of Japanese Affairs. Foreign affairs association of Japan. 1942. p. 1626.
3. Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
4. Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
5. Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.