Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra (; zh, s=努尔·阿合买提江·布格拉, t=努爾·阿合買提江·布格拉, p=Nǔ'ěr·Āhémǎitíjiāng·Bùgélā; died April 16, 1934)
was an
Uighur Emir
Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...
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 New 36th Division was a cavalry division in the National Revolutionary Army. It was created in 1932 by the Kuomintang for General Ma Zhongying, who was also its first commander. It was made almost entirely out of Hui Muslim troops, all of ...
. The Chinese Muslims were loyal to the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
government and wanted to crush the Turkic Muslim Uighurs and Kirghiz in revenge for the
Kizil massacre
The Kizil massacre () occurred in June 1933, when Uighur and Kyrgyz Turkic fighters broke their agreement not to attack a column of retreating Hui Chinese soldiers and civilians from Yarkand New City on their way to Kashgar. An estimated 800 Ch ...
, 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.
It was reported by Ahmad Kamal in his book ''Land Without Laughter'', that Nur Ahmad Jan was beheaded by the Chinese Muslim troops and the head was used in a football game at the parade ground.
References
External links
The Soviets in Xinjiang (1911–1949) by Mark Dickens
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Uyghur people
East Turkestan independence activists
1934 deaths
Young Kashgar Party politicians
Republic of China politicians from Xinjiang
People from Hotan
Year of birth missing
Kumul Rebellion