Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra

Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra
Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra
Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic
In office 1933 – April 16, 1934
Personal details
Born	Khotan
Died	April 16, 1934 Yangi Hissar
Nationality	Uighur
Political party	Young Kashgar Party and Committee for National Revolution
Relations	Muhammad Amin Bughra, Abdullah Bughra
Religion	Islam

Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra (d. April 16, 1934) (Uyghur: نۇر ئەخمەتجان بۇغرا‎), نور احمد جان بغرا, was an Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger brother of Muhammad Amin Bughra and Abdullah Bughra. He commanded Uighur and Kirghiz forces during the Battle of Kashgar (1934) against the Chinese Muslim 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army). The Chinese Muslims were loyal to the Republic of China government, and wanted to crush the Turkic Muslim Uighurs and Kirghiz in revenge for the Kizil massacre, in which Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra had taken part. He was killed on April 16, 1934 at Yangi Hissar by Chinese Muslim troops under generals Ma Zhancang and Ma Fuyuan. All of Nur Ahmad Jan's 2,500 Uighur and Kirghiz fighters were exterminated by the 10,000 strong Chinese Muslim army.