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Ma Rulong | |
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Nickname(s) | Marshal Ma |
Born | Yunnan |
Allegiance | Qing dynasty |
Years of service | 1856–his death |
Rank | general |
Battles/wars | Panthay Rebellion |
Ma Rulong | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 馬如龍 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马如龙 | ||||||||||||
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Ma Rulong (Ma Ju-lung in Wade Giles) was a Chinese Muslim who originally rebelled against the Qing dynasty along with Du Wenxiu in the Panthay Rebellion. He later defected to the Qing side.[1] After officially surrendering in 1862 his forces effectively occupied the capital of Yunnan.[2] He then helped the Qing forces crush his fellow Muslim rebels, and defeated them.[3][4][5] He was known by the name of Marshal Ma to Europeans and achieved almost total control in Yunnan province.[6] He was the most powerful military official in the province after the war.[7]
Du Wenxiu was fought against by the defector to the Qing Ma Rulong.[8]
General Ma Yu-kun, who fought against Japanese forces in the First Sino-Japanese War and against foreigners in the Boxer Rebellion was believed to be Ma Rulong's son by Europeans.[4]