The Kirghiz rebellion () occurred when Kyrgyz

irregulars Irregular military is any non-standard military component that is distinct from a country's national armed forces. Being defined by exclusion, there is significant variance in what comes under the term. It can refer to the type of military orga ...

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

revolted against the Republic of China in March 1932. The Kirghiz rebels, led by

Id Mirab Id Mirab () was a Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyz leader who revolted against the Nationalist government, Chinese Nationalist government in Xinjiang Province, Republic of China, Xinjiang in 1932 during the Kirghiz rebellion. He was defeated. References

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, revolted in the

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mountains as part of the wider

Kumul Rebellion The Kumul Rebellion (, "Hami Uprising") was a rebellion of Kumulik Uyghurs from 1931 to 1934 who conspired with Hui Chinese Muslim Gen. Ma Zhongying to overthrow Jin Shuren, governor of Xinjiang. The Kumul Uyghurs were loyalists of the Kumul ...

in Xinjiang, until they were quickly defeated by government forces led by

Ma Shaowu Ma Shaowu (1874–1937; Xiao'erjing: ) was a Hui born in Yunnan, in Qing Dynasty China. He was a member of the Xinjiang clique during the Republic of China. Family history The Jahriyya Sufi leader Ma Yuanzhang was related to the leader of ...

, the

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military commander of Kashgar, with some minor assistance of the

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China–Soviet Union relations Wars involving the Soviet Union Conflicts in 1932 1932 in China East Turkestan independence movement Rebellions in Asia Xinjiang Wars Wars involving the Republic of China {{China-hist-stub