Ma Yuanxiang

Ma Yuanxiang (10 October 1897 – 16 May 1953; simplified Chinese: 马元祥; traditional Chinese: 馬元祥; pinyin: Mǎ Yuánxiáng; Wade–Giles: Ma Yüan-hsiang, Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﻮًا ﺷِﯿْﺎ) was a Chinese Muslim General and a member of the Ma clique.

Ma Yuanxiang 馬元祥
Born	(1897-10-10)10 October 1897 Hezhou, Gansu, Qing China (now Linxia County, Gansu)
Died	16 May 1953(1953-05-16) (aged 55) Tongde County, Qinghai, China
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch	National Revolutionary Army
Service years	1938–1953
Rank	Lieutenant general
Conflicts	Second Sino-Japanese War Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Biography

He was related to the Ma family clique.^[1] He served for many years in Qinghai in the National Revolutionary Army. Ma fought against the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War under the command of General Ma Biao and was wounded in action at the Battle of Huaiyang where the Japanese were defeated.^[2]

After pretending to surrender to the People's Liberation Army in 1949, he broke loose in 1950 and started the insurgency. He became a subordinate officer to Ma Liang, he Commanded the 102nd Detachment, South-western Nationalist Underground Army.^[3] Ma Yuanxiang and Ma Liang (general) fought against the Communist forces during the Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958).^[4] He was then killed by communist forces in battle in 1953. Afterwards, the Kuomintang government in Taiwan posthumously promoted him to lieutenant general.^[5][6]