Ma Dunjing was a prominent Muslim 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,...

 General in China during the Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 era, and was the son of General Ma Hongbin

Ma Hongbin

Ma Hongbin , was a prominent muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era. He was the acting Chairman of Gansu and Ningxia Provinces for a short period.- Life :...

. Some sources give his birth date as 1901 rather than 1906. He fought against the Japanese during World War II, and against the Communists in the Ningxia Campaign

Ningxia Campaign

The Ningxia Campaign was a series of battles fought between the nationalists and the communists during Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era, and resulted in the communist victory.-Order of battle:Nationalist order of battle:...

, but he defected to the Communists with his father, Ma Hongbin and led his 81st Corps to cross over to the communists

Communist Party of China

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. He died in Lanzhou

Lanzhou

Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. A prefecture-level city, it is a key regional transportation hub, allowing areas further west to maintain railroad connections to the eastern half of the country....

 in 1972.

Service

• 1934 Commanding Officer 205th Regiment, 103rd Brigade, 35th Division
• Commanding Officer 103rd Brigade, 35th Division
• 1937–1943 Chief of Staff 81st Army
• 1943–1946 General Officer Commanding 35th Division, 81st Army
• 1946–1947 General Officer Commanding 81st Division
• 1947–1948 Commander in Chief Haigu Army Group
• 1948–1949 General Officer Commanding 81st Army
• 1949 Revolts against the Nationalist Government
• 1949 Joins the People's Liberation Army
  People's Liberation Army
  The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
  
  

External links

• Rulers
• 民国军阀派系谈 (The Republic of China warlord cliques discussed ) http://www.2499cn.com/junfamulu.htm