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Battle of Kashgar

Battle of Kashgar was a battle fought in 1934 in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q4247016. The recorded result: New 36th Division victory. Recorded strength: Several thousands Hui, Han Chinese, and Uyghur troops against Thousands of Turkic Muslim Uyghur and Kyrgyz fighters.

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Fought1934
WherePeople's Republic of China43.825N, 87.614E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeNew 36th Division victory
BelligerentsRepublic of China; New 36th DivisionagainstFirst East Turkestan Republic; Chinese Xinjiang Provincial Government
Part ofQ4247016

Where it sits in Q4247016

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7 placed engagements of Q4247016 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1934 (year precision)
to 1934
PlacePeople's Republic of China
43.825N, 87.614E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthSeveral thousands Hui, Han Chinese, and Uyghur troopsThousands of Turkic Muslim Uyghur and Kyrgyz fighters
Commanders
  • Nur Ahmadjan Bughra
  • Abdullah Bughra
Battle of KashgarBattle of KashgarShiheziTurpan100 km43.825N, 87.614E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Kashgar is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871397, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kashgar (1934), revision 1370444878, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.