Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937)

Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937)
	Part of the Xinjiang Wars
	; Abdul Niyaz with his soldiers in Kashgar
Date	April 2 – October 15, 1937; (6 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Xinjiang
Result	Provincial government victory
Territorial; changes	Sheng Shicai's pro-Soviet regime establishes its rule over the whole territory of Xinjiang province.
Belligerents
Republic of China Muslim Turkic rebels	Xinjiang clique; Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Chiang Kai-shek; Ma Hushan; Ma Ju-lung; Pai Tzu-li Kichik Akhund; Abdul Niyaz †	Sheng Shicai; Ma Sheng-kuei; Joseph Stalin
Units involved
Republic of China Army New 36th Division;	Red Army; White Army; Xinjiang Army
Strength
~10,000 Chinese Muslim cavalry and infantry 1,500 Turkic rebels	5,000 Soviet Red Army troops; Several thousand White Russian soldiers and provincial Chinese troops
Casualties and losses
~2,000 casualties	Provincial government: ~500; Soviet and White Russian forces: ~300

In 1937 an Islamic rebellion began in southern Xinjiang. The rebels were 1,500 Uighur Muslims commanded by Kichik Akhund, who was tacitly aided by the New 36th Division, against the pro-Soviet provincial forces of the puppet Sheng Shicai.^[1]^[2]

^ "Moslems in Chinese Turkestan in Revolt Against Pro-Soviet Provincial Authorities". The New York Times. 26 June 1937.
^ Forbes, Andrew D. W. (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-25514-1.

[1] "Moslems in Chinese Turkestan in Revolt Against Pro-Soviet Provincial Authorities". The New York Times. 26 June 1937.

[Forbes-2] Forbes, Andrew D. W. (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-25514-1.

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