36th Division Gen. Ma Fuyuan led a Chinese Muslim army to storm Kashgar on February 6 , 1934 , and attacked the Uighur and Kirghiz rebels of the First East Turkestan Republic . He freed another 36th Division general , Ma Zhancang , who had been trapped with his Chinese Muslim and Han Chinese troops in Kashgar New City by the Uighurs and Kirghizs since May 22 , 1933 . In January 1934 Ma Zhancang 's Chinese Muslim troops repulsed six Uighur attacks launched by Khoja Niyaz , who arrived at the city on January 13 , 1934 ; the failed attacks resulted in massive casualties to the Uighur forces . From 2,000-8,000 Uighur civilians in Kashgar Old City were massacred by Tungans in February 1934 , in revenge for the Kizil massacre , after the retreat of Uighur forces from the city to Yengi Hisar . The Chinese Muslim and 36th Division Chief Gen. Ma Zhongying , who arrived at Kashgar on April 7 , 1934 , gave a speech at Idgah mosque in April , reminding the Uighurs to be loyal to the Republic of China government at Nanjing . Several British citizens at the British consulate were killed by 36th Division troops . Ma Zhongying effectively destroyed the First East Turkestan Republic ( TIRET )
Kizil massacre
Kizil massacre
Kumul Rebellion