Battle of Yarkand
| Battle of Yarkand | |||||||
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| Part of the Kumul Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of China |
First East Turkestan Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ma Zhancang Ma Fuyuan |
Abdullah Bughra † Nur Ahmadjan Bughra Mohammad Zahir Shah | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| New 36th Division | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Several hundred Chinese Muslim troops | Several hundred Turkic Muslim Uighur, Kirghiz and Afghan volunteers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Almost all force annihilated | ||||||
| At least 1000 people died, but there is no information on how many on each side. | |||||||
The Battle of Yarkand (Chinese: 葉爾羌戰役) consisted of a well-armed force of Hui Muslims, where they entered the new city and aided its defenders against the Khotan Uyghurs and Afghan volunteers sent by King Mohammad Zahir Shah.