Khoja Niyas Hajji Rebellion
| Battle of Toksun | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Kumul Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Uighur peasant Army | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Ma Shih-ming | Khoja Niyas Hajji | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 36th Division unknown number of Chinese Muslim cavalry and foot soldiers | Uighur peasant Army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy casualties | ||||||
The Battle of Toksun occurred in July 1933 when Khoja Niyas Hajji, a Uighur leader, defected with his forces to Gov. Sheng Shicai. He marched across Dawan Ch'eng and occupied Toksun, where the 36th Division forces of Gen. Ma Shih-ming achieved victory over Niyas Hajji's forces.[1]
References
- ^ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911-1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 111. ISBN 0-521-25514-7. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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