Battle of Yarkand | |||||||
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Part of the Kumul Rebellion | |||||||
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Several hundred Chinese Muslim troops | Several hundred Turkic Muslim Uighur, Kirghiz and Afghan volunteers | ||||||
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light | heavy |
The Battle of Yarkhand ( Chinese: 葉爾羌戰役) consisted of a well-armed force of Hui was dispatched to Yarkand, where they entered the new city and aided its defenders against the Khotan Uyghurs. When the city surrendered to the Uyghurs on May 26, the Hui cavalry and noncombatants were permitted to relocate but were then massacred at Kizil. At Yangi Hissar, another massacre of Hui by Uyghurs followed. [3]
Battle of Yarkand | |||||||
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Part of the Kumul Rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
Several hundred Chinese Muslim troops | Several hundred Turkic Muslim Uighur, Kirghiz and Afghan volunteers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
light | heavy |
The Battle of Yarkhand ( Chinese: 葉爾羌戰役) consisted of a well-armed force of Hui was dispatched to Yarkand, where they entered the new city and aided its defenders against the Khotan Uyghurs. When the city surrendered to the Uyghurs on May 26, the Hui cavalry and noncombatants were permitted to relocate but were then massacred at Kizil. At Yangi Hissar, another massacre of Hui by Uyghurs followed. [3]