Ma Bukang
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Ma Bukang was a Chinese Muslim
General and Warlord and a member of the Ma Clique
. Ma Bukang led a military force around Gansu in the Republic of China. His nickname was Little Big Horse. He controlled western Gansu after his cousin Ma Zhongying disappeared and left it vacant.
He fought against the Communists during the Meridian Ridge Campaign. He then fled to Saudi Arabia
with Ma Bufang
, however, after one year, they then moved to Cairo
, Egypt
.
He commanded the 8th Cavalry Division.
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...
General and Warlord and a member of the Ma Clique
Ma clique
The Ma clique or Ma family warlords is a collective name for a group of Muslim warlords in Northwestern China who ruled the Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia from the 1910s until 1949. There were 3 families in the Ma clique , each of them respectively controlled 3 areas, Gansu,...
. Ma Bukang led a military force around Gansu in the Republic of China. His nickname was Little Big Horse. He controlled western Gansu after his cousin Ma Zhongying disappeared and left it vacant.
He fought against the Communists during the Meridian Ridge Campaign. He then fled to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
with Ma Bufang
Ma Bufang
Ma Bufang was a prominent Muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the northwestern province of Qinghai. His rank was Lieutenant-general...
, however, after one year, they then moved to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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He commanded the 8th Cavalry Division.