Ospan Batyr
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Osman Batyr , (1899 - April 29, 1951), the son of Islambay was born in Koktokay County, Altay Prefecture
, Xinjiang
, Peoples Republic of China.
He first worked for the Mongolian People's Republic during the Ili Rebellion, but switched sides, and defected to the Republic of China
Kuomintang
army. He then fought against the Mongols and the Soviet Union during the Pei-ta-shan Incident.
Around Altai, he worked with General Han Youwen
to battle the Uyghur Ili Army and Soviet forces.
In Xinjiang he is well known for his heroism, fighting for the freedom of the Kazakh
people. He was captured in South Xinjiang, and beheaded in Urumqi
on April 29, 1951, after a long, but failed struggle for the freedom of his homeland. After his death many of his followers fled over the Himalayan
mountains. Afterwards they were airlifted to Turkey
, where they now live.
Batur is not a surname, it is a Kazakh title meaning "hero".
Altay Prefecture
Altay Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 118,015 km² and a population of 561,667 . It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture...
, Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
, Peoples Republic of China.
He first worked for the Mongolian People's Republic during the Ili Rebellion, but switched sides, and defected to 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...
Kuomintang
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
army. He then fought against the Mongols and the Soviet Union during the Pei-ta-shan Incident.
Around Altai, he worked with General Han Youwen
Han Youwen
Han Youwen was an ethnic Salar Muslim General in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. He was born in Hualong Hui Autonomous County in Qinghai province.-Career:...
to battle the Uyghur Ili Army and Soviet forces.
In Xinjiang he is well known for his heroism, fighting for the freedom of the Kazakh
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
people. He was captured in South Xinjiang, and beheaded in Urumqi
Ürümqi
Ürümqi , formerly Tihwa , is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country....
on April 29, 1951, after a long, but failed struggle for the freedom of his homeland. After his death many of his followers fled over the Himalayan
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
mountains. Afterwards they were airlifted to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, where they now live.
Batur is not a surname, it is a Kazakh title meaning "hero".
Sources
- Godfrey Lias, Kazak Exodus, London: Evan Brothers Limited (1956)
- Halife Altay, Anayurttan Anadoluʹya, Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı (1981). (Turkish)
- Halife Altay, Kazak Türklerine aid şecere, Istanbul (1997) (Turkish)
- Gülçin Çandarlıoğlu, Özgürlük Yolu, Nurgocay Batur'un Anılarıyla Osman Batur, Istanbul: Doğu Kütüphanesi, 2006. (Turkish)
- Zordun Sabir, Anayurt, Almaty: Nash Mir (2006) (Uyghur)
- Hızır Bek Gayretullah, Osman Batur, (Turkish)
- Hızır Bek Gayretullah, Altaylarda Kanlı Günler, 1977 (Turkish)