Ma Liang | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | 
Republic of China |
| Service/ |
National Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1950–1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 103rd Route Army |
| Commands held | Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route Army |
| Battles/wars | Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958) |
Ma Liang ( traditional Chinese: 馬良; simplified Chinese: 马良; pinyin: Mǎ Liáng) [1] was a Chinese Muslim General and a member of the Ma Clique.
Prominent Muslims like Ma Liang, Ma Fuxiang and Bai Chongxi met in 1931 in Nanjing to discuss inter communal tolerance between Hui and Han. [2]
He was related to former Governor Ma Bufang of Qinghai, and he had 2,000 Chinese Muslim troops under his command around Gansu/Qinghai during the Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958). Chiang Kai-shek sent agents in May 1952 to communicate with him, and Chiang offered him the post of Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route of the Kuomintang army, which was accepted by Ma. The CIA dropped supplies such as ammunition, radios, and gold at Nagchuka to Ma Liang. [3] Ma Yuanxiang was another Chinese Muslim General related to the Ma family. [4] Ma Yuanxiang and Ma Liang wreaked havoc on the Communist forces. In 1953, Mao Zedong was compelled to take radical action against them. [5]
References
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Contemporary Japan: A Review of Japanese Affairs. Foreign affairs association of Japan. 1942. p. 1626.
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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Ma Liang | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
Republic of China |
| Service/ |
National Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1950–1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 103rd Route Army |
| Commands held | Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route Army |
| Battles/wars | Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958) |
Ma Liang ( traditional Chinese: 馬良; simplified Chinese: 马良; pinyin: Mǎ Liáng) [1] was a Chinese Muslim General and a member of the Ma Clique.
Prominent Muslims like Ma Liang, Ma Fuxiang and Bai Chongxi met in 1931 in Nanjing to discuss inter communal tolerance between Hui and Han. [2]
He was related to former Governor Ma Bufang of Qinghai, and he had 2,000 Chinese Muslim troops under his command around Gansu/Qinghai during the Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958). Chiang Kai-shek sent agents in May 1952 to communicate with him, and Chiang offered him the post of Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route of the Kuomintang army, which was accepted by Ma. The CIA dropped supplies such as ammunition, radios, and gold at Nagchuka to Ma Liang. [3] Ma Yuanxiang was another Chinese Muslim General related to the Ma family. [4] Ma Yuanxiang and Ma Liang wreaked havoc on the Communist forces. In 1953, Mao Zedong was compelled to take radical action against them. [5]
References
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Contemporary Japan: A Review of Japanese Affairs. Foreign affairs association of Japan. 1942. p. 1626.
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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