20 Feb 1931

China
30 Nov 1931

China
  • Xinjiang forces, with Soviet military equipment, defeated Uyghur rebel forces which had previously laid siege to Kumul. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Kumul, Xinjiang | CPC]
20 Feb 1933

China
  • Uyghur Committee for National Revolution announced a provisional Khotan government in Xinjiang Province, China with intention for an independent Islamic State. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Khotan, Xinjiang | CPC]
31 May 1933

China
  • Uyghur guerilla fighters attacked Muslim Chinese troops at the oases of Aksu, Xinjiang, China; each side suffered several hundred casualties. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Aksu, Xinjiang | CPC]
6 Feb 1934

China
  • Han Chinese and Muslim Chinese forces captured Kashgar, Xinjiang, China after defeating the 10,000-strong Khotanlik Uyghur separatist garrison. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Kashgar, Xinjiang | CPC]
16 Mar 1934

China
6 Apr 1934

China
16 Apr 1934

China
  • Chinese 36th Division captured Yangi Hissar, Xinjiang, China, killing all surviving Uyghur defenders of the originally 500-strong garrison. Khotanlik separate leader Emir Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra was captured and executed. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Yangi Hissar, Xinjiang | CPC]
30 May 1937

China
2 Jun 1937

China
1 Sep 1937

China
  • Xinjiang provincial forces under Ma Shengkuei captured Kashgar, Xinjiang, China without opposition. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Kashgar, Xinjiang | CPC]
7 Sep 1937

China
  • Nationalist Chinese 36th Division commanding officer Ma Hushan deserted his troops in Xinjiang, China and fled to India. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Xinjiang | CPC]
9 Sep 1937

China
15 Oct 1937

China
  • Soviet aircraft bombed Khotan, Xinjiang, China, causing 2,000 Nationalist Chinese military and civilian casualties. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Khotan, Xinjiang | CPC]
11 Sep 1944

China
  • Nationalist Chinese Wu Zhongxin replaced warlord Sheng Shicai as the governor of Xinjiang Province, China. ww2dbase [Xinjiang Wars | Urumqi, Xinjiang | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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