Ma Shenglin

Hui Jahriyya Sufi rebel

Ma Shenglin
BornYunnan
Died1871
AllegiancePingnan Guo
Years of service1872–1877
RankGeneral
Battles/warsPanthay Rebellion
Ma Shenglin
Traditional Chinese馬聖鱗
Simplified Chinese马圣鳞
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Shènglín
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingﻣَﺎ ﺷْﻊ لٍ

Ma Shenglin was a Hui Jahriyya Sufi rebel[1] who fought against the Qing dynasty in the Panthay Rebellion.

In the late 1860s, when Qing loyalist Muslim General Ma Rulong led the reconquest western Yunnan, Ma Shenglin defended town of Greater Donggou against Ma Rulong's army in a battle of in central Yunnan. Ma Shenglin was a Jahriyya order leader in Yunnan and a rebel commander. Mortar fire killed Ma in 1871.[2]

Ma Shenglin was the great uncle of Ma Shaowu, a descendant of Ma Mingxin and a relative of Ma Yuanzhang.

References

  1. ^ "Sufi rebel" but Chinese government nowadays blames Salafis for extremism while persecuting Hui people.
  2. ^ Jonathan Neaman Lipman (2004). Familiar strangers: a history of Muslims in Northwest China. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-295-97644-6. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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