Timur Beg

Timur Beg (Uyghur: تیمور بیگ), also known as Timur Sijan (division general), was a Uighur rebel military leader in Xinjiang in 1933. He was involved in the 1933 Battle of Kashgar and participated before in Turpan Rebellion (1932). He associated with the Turkic nationalist Young Kashgar Party and appointed himself as "Timur Shah".^[1] He and other Uighurs like the Bughra brothers wanted to secede from China. In August 1933 his troops were attacked by the Chinese Muslim 36th Division of the National Revolutionary Army under General Ma Zhancang. Timur was shot and killed in Kashgar.^[2][3]

Timur Beg
تیمور بیگ
Shah
In office 1933–1933
Personal details
Born	1886 Kucha, Qing Dynasty
Died	9 August 1933 (aged 46–47) Kashgar, Republic of China
Nationality	Uighur
Political party	Young Kashgar Party