Ma Shenglin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Ma Shenglin was a Hui Jahriyya Sufi rebel who fought against the Qing dynasty in the Panthay Rebellion.

Ma Shenglin
Born	Yunnan
Died	1871
Allegiance	Pingnan Guo
Rank	General
Battles / wars	Panthay Rebellion

Ma Shenglin
Traditional Chinese	馬聖鱗
Simplified Chinese	马圣鳞
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Shènglín other Mandarin Xiao'erjing ﻣَﺎ ﺷْﻊ لٍ

In the late 1860s, when Qing loyalist Muslim General Ma Rulong led the reconquest western Yunnan, Ma Shenglin defended town of Greater Donggou against Ma Rulong's army in a battle of in central Yunnan. Ma Shenglin was a Jahriyya order leader in Yunnan and a rebel commander. Mortar fire killed Ma in 1871.^[1]

Ma Shenglin was the great uncle of Ma Shaowu, a descendant of Ma Mingxin and a relative of Ma Yuanzhang.

References

1. Jonathan Neaman Lipman (2004). Familiar strangers: a history of Muslims in Northwest China. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-295-97644-6. Retrieved 28 June 2010.