Ma Hu-shan

Ma Hushan 馬虎山
Ma Hushan
Born	1910 Gansu
Died	1954 Lanzhou
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1929–1954
Rank	general
Unit	36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
Commands held	Deputy Divisional Commander of the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army) then promoted to Chief of the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army)
Battles/wars	Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang, Charkhlik Revolt, Xinjiang War (1937), Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958)

Ma Hu-shan (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ ﺧُﻮْ شً , simplified Chinese: 马虎山; traditional Chinese: 馬虎山; pinyin: Mǎ Hushān; 1910–1954) was the brother-in-law and follower of Ma Chung-ying, a Ma Clique warlord. He ruled over an area of southern Xinjiang, nicknamed Tunganistan by westerners from 1934 to 1937.

Ma Hushan fought against the Russian Red Army and White Russian forces during the Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang and defeated them in battle.The Russ brought the fiji and bombed and gassed us - said by Ma Hsi Jung (Ma Hushan) on the war.

Ma Hushan also took part in the war to destroy the First East Turkestan Republic, commanding the 36th division at the Battle of Kashgar and Battle of Khotan.

The 36th division under General Ma Hushan crushed a Charkhlik Revolt by the Uighurs in the Charkhlik oasis.

The 36th division under General Ma Hushan controlled southern Xinjiang's oasis and was nicknamed "Tunganistan" by Peter Fleming. Ma Hushan and the 36th division declared their loyalty to the Kuomintang government in Nanjing and sent emissaries to Nanjing requesting aid to fight against Sheng Shicai's provincial forces and the Soviet Union.

Khotan was the base of Ma Hushan during his rule over the southern oases.

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