| Abdullah Bughra | |
|---|---|
| Abdullah Bughra | |
| Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic | |
| In office 1933 – April 1934 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Khotan |
| Died | April 1934 Yarkand |
| Nationality | Uighur |
| Political party | |
| Relations | Muhammad Amin Bughra, Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdullah Bughra (died 1934) (Uyghur: عبد الله بۇغرا), was a Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger brother of Muhammad Amin Bughra and older brother of Emir Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra. He commanded Uighur and Kirghiz forces during the Battle of Kashgar (1934) against the Chinese Muslim 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army). The Chinese Muslims were loyal to the Chinese government, and wanted to crush the Turkic Muslim Uighurs and Kirghiz in revenge for the Kizil massacre. He also had a bodyguard of Afghans protecting him. He was killed in 1934 at Yarkand by Chinese Muslim troops under general Ma Zhancang. All of Abdullah's fighters were killed, but his body was never found, that later gave rise to speculations about his fate.[2] The British newspaper "The Times" reported that a turki chief was beheaded on August 25, 1933. However, since Abdullah was killed one year later, in 1934, Timur Beg was most likely the Uighur that the newspaper was referring to.
Several sources state that Abdullah's head was cut off after he was killed, and sent to Id Kah Mosque to be put on display.[3][4]
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