Battle of Yarkand
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The Battle of Yarkhand was a military confrontation that took place in April 1934. Ma Zhancang
's Chinese Muslim
army defeated the Uighur and Afghan volunteers sent by king Mohammed Zahir Shah
, and exterminated them all. The emir Abdullah Bughra was killed and beheaded, his head put on display at Idgah mosque.
Ma Zhancang
Ma Zhancang was a Chinese muslim general of the 36th Division , who served under Generals Ma Zhongying and Ma Hushan. At the Battle of Kashgar , he repulsed an attack of Uighurs led by the Syrian Arab Tawfiq Bay, wounding Tawfiq...
's Chinese Muslim
Hui people
The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's...
army defeated the Uighur and Afghan volunteers sent by king Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning for four decades, from 1933 until he was ousted by a coup in 1973...
, and exterminated them all. The emir Abdullah Bughra was killed and beheaded, his head put on display at Idgah mosque.