The Xinjiang Wars () were a series of armed conflicts which took place within
Xinjiang
Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...
in 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 ...
during the
Warlord Era
The Warlord Era was the period in the history of the Republic of China between 1916 and 1928, when control of the country was divided between rival Warlord, military cliques of the Beiyang Army and other regional factions. It began after the de ...
,
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...
, and modern era. The wars also played an important role in the
East Turkestan independence movement
The East Turkestan independence movement is a political movement that seeks the independence of East Turkestan, a large and sparsely populated region in northwest China, as a nation state for the Uyghur people. The region is currently admini ...
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Kumul Rebellion (1931–1934)
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Kirghiz rebellion (1932)
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Battle of Aksu (1933)
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Kizil massacre (1933)
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Battle of Sekes Tash (1933)
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Battle of Kashgar (1933)
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Battle of Ürümqi (1933)
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Battle of Toksun (1933)
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First Battle of Ürümqi (1933)
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Second Battle of Ürümqi (1933–1934)
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Battle of Kitai (1934)
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Battle of Kashgar (1934)
The Battle of Kashgar () was a military confrontation that took place in 1934 during the Kumul Rebellion. Turkic Muslim Uyghur and Kirghiz fighters under Emir Abdullah Bughra and other Turkic separatists began four separate attacks over a si ...
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Battle of Yangi Hissar (1934)
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Battle of Yarkand (1934)
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Battle of Khotan
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Battle of Tutung (1934)
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Battle of Dawan Cheng (1934)
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Soviet invasion of Xinjiang (1934)
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Charkhlik revolt (1935)
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Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937)
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Ili Rebellion (1944–1949)
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Battle of Baitag Bogd (1946–1948)
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Incorporation of Xinjiang into the People's Republic of China (1949)
{{Xinjiang topics
20th century in Xinjiang
Wars involving the Republic of China
1930s conflicts
1930s in China
Islam in China
Military history of the Republic of China (1912–1949)