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| strength1 = Several hundred [[Hui people|Chinese Muslim]] troops
| strength1 = Several hundred [[Hui people|Chinese Muslim]] troops
| strength2 = Several hundred Turkic Muslim [[Uyghur people|Uighur]], [[Kyrgyz people|Kirghiz]] and [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] volunteers
| strength2 = Several hundred Turkic Muslim [[Uyghur people|Uighur]], [[Kyrgyz people|Kirghiz]] and [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] volunteers
| casualties1 = light
| casualties1 = heavy
| casualties2 = heavy
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Battle of Yarkand
Part of the Kumul Rebellion
DateApril 1934
Location
Result

Uyghur - Afghan victory

  • Massacre of Chinese forces
  • City of Yarkand surrendered to the rebels
Belligerents

Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China

First East Turkestan Republic First East Turkestan Republic

Kingdom of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Republic of China (1912–1949) Ma Zhancang
Republic of China (1912–1949) Ma Fuyuan

First East Turkestan Republic Abdullah Bughra  

Kingdom of Afghanistan King Zahir Shah
Strength
Several hundred Chinese Muslim troops Several hundred Turkic Muslim Uighur, Kirghiz and Afghan volunteers
Casualties and losses
heavy heavy

The Battle of Yarkhand (Chinese: 葉爾羌戰役) was a confrontation that took place in April 1934 at Yarkand, Xinjiang,They Uyghurs were able to take control of Yarkand and subsequently carried out massacres against the Hui people, indicating a victory.[1]

References

  1. ^ Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia. 9 October 1986. p. 123. ISBN 0-521-25514-7.

[1]

  1. ^ A Guide to Intra-state Wars. SAGE Publications. 22 October 2015. p. 495. ISBN 9780872897755.