l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁re bell ion ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁southern ▁X in ji ang . ▁The ▁reb els ▁were ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁Turk ic ▁( U igh ur ) ▁Muslim s ▁led ▁by ▁K ich ik ▁Ak h und , ▁t ac it ly ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 6 th ▁Division ▁against ▁the ▁pro - S ov iet ▁provincial ▁forces ▁of ▁Sh eng ▁Sh ica i . ▁ ▁Start ▁of ▁re bell ion ▁ ▁Sh eng ▁Sh ica i ▁had ▁moved ▁against ▁Div is ional ▁Gen . ▁Mah mut ▁Mu h iti , ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁U yg h ur ▁Division ▁and ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁K ash gar ▁Military ▁Region . ▁Mu h iti ▁res ented ▁the ▁increased ▁Russian ▁influence ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁secret ▁group ▁around ▁himself . ▁Sh eng ▁fe ared ▁Mu h iti ▁may ▁have ▁al lied ▁with ▁Chinese ▁Muslim ▁Gen . ▁Ma ▁Hu - sh an . ▁However , ▁the ▁U igh urs ▁of ▁K ash gar ▁heard ▁host ile ▁reports ▁on ▁Ma ▁Hu - sh an ▁from ▁U igh ur ▁refuge es ▁from ▁K hot an ▁suffering ▁under ▁Ma . ▁ ▁Mu h iti ▁fled ▁K ash gar ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁sub ordinates ▁and ▁some ▁amount ▁of ▁gold ▁to ▁India ▁via ▁Y eng i ▁H iss ar ▁and