The Battle of Yarkand ( zh, t=葉爾羌戰役) consisted of a well-armed force of Hui Muslims, where they entered the new city and aided its defenders against the Khotan

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. With a decisive Chinese Victory in Yarkand with several thousand troops, that the New 36th Division were able to achieve any military success. Caught in the open, Abdullah Bughra Khotanlik troops were no match for the Hui Soldiers( New 36th Division), and many were killed. Abdullah Bughra himself was cut down – it is noted that he was defended to the last by a bodyguard of Afghans – and his head was sent to Kashgar to be exhibited outside the Eidgah Mosque At least 1000 people died, but there is no information on how many on each side.

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Conflicts in 1934 Battles of the Kumul Rebellion 1934 in China April 1934 Kashgar Prefecture {{China-hist-stub