Ma Hongkui

Ma Hongkui
Lt. Gen. Ma Hongkui as pictured in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries
Governor of Ningxia
In office
13 June 1931 – 23 September 1949
Preceded byJi Hongchang
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Governor of Gansu
In office
3 August 1949 – 2 December 1949
Preceded byGuo Jiqiao (Kuo Ch'i-ch'iao)
Succeeded byWang Zhiqi
Personal details
BornMarch 14, 1892
Linxia County, Gansu, Qing Empire
DiedJanuary 14, 1970 (aged 77)
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityHui
Political partyKuomintang
Spouse5 wives
ChildrenMa Dunhou (Ma Tung-hou)
Ma Dunjing (1910–2003)
Ma Dunren
Alma materLanzhou Military Academy
AwardsOrder of the Sacred Tripod
NicknameKing of Ningxia
Military service
Allegiance Qing dynasty
Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China
Years of service1910–1949
RankLieutenant General
UnitMa clique
CommandsChairman of Ningxia Province, Commander in Chief of the 17th Army Group
Battles/warsSecond Zhili–Fengtian War, Central Plains War, War in Ningxia (1934), Long March, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War
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Ma Hongkui (traditional Chinese: 馬鴻逵; simplified Chinese: 马鸿逵; pinyin: Mǎ Hóngkuí; Wade–Giles: Ma Hung-k'uei, Xiao'erjing: مَا خٌ‌کُوِ; March 14, 1892 – January 14, 1970) was a prominent Muslim warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the province of Ningxia.[1] His rank was lieutenant general.[2] His courtesy name was Shao-yun (少雲).[3][4] In 1950, Hongkui migrated to the United States, where he lived until he died in 1970.

He was considered by some sources to be among China's best generals.[5][6]

  1. ^ American Asiatic Association (1940). Asia: journal of the American Asiatic Association, Volume 40. Asia Pub. Co. p. 660. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Paul Preston; Michael Partridge; Antony Best (2000). British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. From 1946 through 1950. Asia, Volume 1. University Publications of America. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-55655-768-2. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Henry George Wandesforde Woodhead (1933). Henry Thurburn Montague Bell (ed.). The China year book. North China Daily News & Herald. p. 450. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  4. ^ The China year book ... Brentano's. 1933. p. 450. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kenneth Hugh De Courcy, Imperial Policy Group Great Britain 1948 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Khwajah Kamal al-Dinl (1949). The Islamic review, Volume 37. p. 46. Retrieved June 28, 2010.