Dungan Revolt (1895–1896)
Rebellion of Chinese Muslim ethnic groups against the Qing dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the revolt of 1862–1877, see Dungan Revolt (1862–1877).
The Dungan Revolt (1895–1896) was a rebellion of various Chinese Muslim ethnic groups in Qinghai and Gansu against the Qing dynasty, that originated because of a violent dispute between two Sufi orders of the same sect. The Wahhabi inspired Yihewani organization then joined in and encouraged the revolt, which was crushed by loyalist Muslims.
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Belligerents | |||||||
Qing Empire, loyalist Khafiya Sufis | Muslim rebels, Yihewani and rebel Khafiya Sufis | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yang Changjun Dong Fuxiang Tang Yanhe Yang Zengxin Ma Anliang[1][2] Ma Guoliang Ma Fulu Ma Fuxiang Ma Haiyan Wei Guangtao[3] |
Ma Yonglin † Ma Dahan † Ma Wanfu | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Thousands of Loyalist Muslim Hui troops, loyalist Salar, loyalist Dongxiang, loyalist Bonan, Han Chinese, and Tibetans[4] | Thousands of Rebel Muslim Hui, Dongxiang, Salar, and Baoan troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
All rebels killed except Ma Wanfu |
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