Ma Bukang (,

Xiao'erjing Xiao'erjing or Xiao'erjin or Xiaor jin or in its shortened form, Xiaojing, literally meaning "children's script" or "minor script" (cf. "original script" referring to the original Persian alphabet, Perso-Arabic script; zh, s=本经, t=本經, ...

: ) was a Chinese Muslim General and Warlord and a member of the

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. Ma Bukang led a military force around

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Gansu

in the Republic of China. His nickname was Little Big Horse. He controlled western Gansu after his cousin Ma Zhongying disappeared and left it vacant. Ma Bukang and

Ma Bufang Ma Bufang (1903 – 31 July 1975) (, Xiao'erjing: ) was a Chinese Islamism, Islamist who was a prominent Muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China era, ruling the province of Qinghai. His rank ...

were having a discussion on Ma Biao when

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warplanes bombed

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Xining

. He commanded the 8th

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Cavalry

Division during

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against the Japanese. Ma Bukang succeeded his relative Ma Biao as 8th Cavalry Division commander in the summer of 1942 and proceeded to battle the Japanese. He fought against the

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during the Meridian Ridge Campaign. He then fled to

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with

, however, after one year, they then moved to

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Cairo

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References

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