Ma Liang (general)

For other people named Ma Liang, see Ma Liang.
Ma Liang
Allegiance Republic of China
Service / branchRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1950–1953
RankLieutenant General
Unit103rd Route Army
CommandsCommander-in-chief of the 103rd Route Army
Battles / warsKuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Ma Liang (traditional Chinese: 馬良; simplified Chinese: 马良; pinyin: Mǎ Liáng)[1] was a Chinese Muslim General and a member of the Ma Clique.

Prominent Muslims like Ma Liang, Ma Fuxiang and Bai Chongxi met in 1931 in Nanjing to discuss inter communal tolerance between Hui and Han.[2]

He was related to former Governor Ma Bufang of Qinghai, and he had 2,000 Chinese Muslim troops under his command around Gansu/Qinghai during the Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958). Chiang Kai-shek sent agents in May 1952 to communicate with him, and Chiang offered him the post of Commander-in-chief of the 103rd Route of the Kuomintang army, which was accepted by Ma. The CIA dropped supplies such as ammunition, radios, and gold at Nagchuka to Ma Liang.[3] Ma Yuanxiang was another Chinese Muslim General related to the Ma family.[4] Ma Yuanxiang and Ma Liang wreaked havoc on the Communist forces. In 1953, Mao Zedong was compelled to take radical action against them.[5]

  1. ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ^ Contemporary Japan: A Review of Japanese Affairs. Foreign affairs association of Japan. 1942. p. 1626.
  3. ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  5. ^ Hsiao-ting Lin (2010). Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West. Taylor & Francis. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-415-58264-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.