Battle of Yangi Hissar
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| Battle of Yangi Hissar | |||||||
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| Part of the Kumul Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 First East Turkestan Republic | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Taiwan Ma Zhancang Taiwan Ma Fuyuan |
Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 Chinese Muslim troops[1] | 2,500 Turkic Muslim Uighur and Kirghiz fighters[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Several hundreds | 2,500 killed, all Uighurs and Kirghiz wiped out | ||||||
The Battle of Yangi Hissar (Chinese: 英吉沙戰役) was a confrontation that took place during the Xinjiang Wars. In April 1934 Gen. Ma Zhancang led the New 36th Division in an attack on Uighur forces at Yangi Hissar, wiping out the entire Uighur force of 2,500[3] and killing their leader, Emir Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra.[4][5]
It was reported by Ahmad Kamal, that Nur Ahmad Jan was beheaded by the Chinese Muslim troops and the head was used in a football game at the parade ground.[6]
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