Ma Lin (warlord)
| Ma Lin 馬麟 |
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General Ma Lin
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| Governor of Qinghai | |
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In office May 1931 – 5 Mar 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Ma Qi |
| Succeeded by | Ma Bufang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1873 Linxia County, Gansu |
| Died | 26 January 1945 (aged 71–72) Qinghai |
| Nationality | Hui |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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| Allegiance |
 Qing Dynasty China
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| Years of service | 1890s–1945 |
| Rank | general |
| Commands | General |
| Battles/wars | Boxer Rebellion |
Ma Lin (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ لٍ , simplified Chinese: 马麟; traditional Chinese: 馬麟; pinyin: Mǎ Lín; Wade–Giles: Ma Lin; 1873 – 26 January 1945) was the governor of Qinghai from 1931 to 1938, and the brother of Ma Qi. A Muslim born in 1873, Linxia County, Gansu, he mainly succeeded to the posts of his brother, being general of southeastern Gansu province, as well as councillor of the Qinghai provincial government and acting head of the Construction Bureau of Qinghai province. His father was Ma Haiyan.
Ma Lin's father Ma Haiyan fought in the Boxer Rebellion at the Battle of Langfang and died of natural causes in 1900.
Ma Lin assisted the Xidaotang in filing a lawsuit against Ma Anliang after his death in 1919, to gain recognition for them as a legitimate Muslim sect.
His great nephew Ma Zhongying seized the city of Hezhou in the 1920s during a battle during the Muslim conflict in Gansu (1927–1930), and vanquished Ma Lin's army in combat, which was sent to retake the city. Ma Lin defeated Ma Ting-hsiang (Ma Tingxiang).
Ma Lin succeeded his brother Ma Qi as Governor of Qinghai following his death in 1931, but real military power remained in hands of his nephew General Ma Bufang, who succeeded his father Ma Qi as military commander.
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