Timur Beg
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Timur Beg or Timur Sijan (division general) was a Uighur
rebel military leader in Xinjiang
in 1933. He was involved in the 1933 Battle of Kashgar
and participated before in Turpan Rebellion (1932). He associated with the Turkic nationalist Young Kashgar Party
and appointed himself as 'Timur Shah
'. He and other Uighurs like the Bughra brothers wanted to secede from China. In August 1933 his troops were attacked by the Chinese Muslim
36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
under General Ma Zhancang
. Timur was shot and beheaded and his head was put on a pike, to be displayed at the Idgah mosque in Kashgar.
Uyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
rebel military leader in 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...
in 1933. He was involved in the 1933 Battle of Kashgar
Battle of Kashgar (1933)
In the 1933 Battle of Kashgar, General Ma Zhancang signed a secret agreement with the daotai of Kashgar, Ma Shaowu, and his Chinese Muslim troops joined the Han Chinese garrison inside the yamen in Kashgar and helped them repulse Uighur and Kirghiz attacks led by Abdullah Bughra. Timur Beg's Turkic...
and participated before in Turpan Rebellion (1932). He associated with the Turkic nationalist Young Kashgar Party
Young Kashgar Party
Young Kashgar Party was a Turkic Nationalist Uighur party which existed in 1933-1934. It helped found the First East Turkestan Republic. It was anti Chinese and anti Chinese muslim,. The uighur military leader Timur Beg and the Khotan Emirs Muhammad Amin Bughra, Abdullah Bughra, and Nur Ahmad Jan...
and appointed himself as 'Timur Shah
Shah
Shāh is the title of the ruler of certain Southwest Asian and Central Asian countries, especially Persia , and derives from the Persian word shah, meaning "king".-History:...
'. He and other Uighurs like the Bughra brothers wanted to secede from China. In August 1933 his troops were attacked by the 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...
36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
The 36th Division was a cavalry division in the National Revolutionary Army. It was created in 1932 by the Kuomintang for General Ma Zhongying, who was also its first commander. It was made almost entirely out of Hui Muslim troops, all of its officers were Hui, with a few thousand Uighurs forced...
under General Ma Zhancang
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...
. Timur was shot and beheaded and his head was put on a pike, to be displayed at the Idgah mosque in Kashgar.