Ma Jiyuan information

Ma Jiyuan
Ma Jiyuan
Traditional Chinese	馬繼援
Simplified Chinese	马继援
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mǎ Jìyuán
Wade–Giles	Ma Chi-yuan
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjing	مَا‌ ڭِ‌یُوًا

Ma Jiyuan
馬繼援
مَا‌ ڭِ‌یُوًا
Ma Jiyuan ; 馬繼援; مَا‌ ڭِ‌یُوًا
	Ma Jiyuan
Born	January 18, 1921; Linxia County, Gansu, Republic of China
Died	February 27, 2012 (aged 91); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1939–1949
Rank	Major General
Commands held	General Officer Commanding 82nd Army
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War; Chinese Civil War Heshui Campaign; Meridian Ridge Campaign; Lanzhou Campaign; ;

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Ma Jiyuan's wedding with a Kuomintang flag in the background.

Ma Jiyuan (Xiao'erjing: مَا‌ ڭِ‌یُوًا, January 18, 1921 – February 27, 2012) was a Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the northwestern province of Qinghai. He was the son and only child of general Ma Bufang^[1] and commanded nationalist forces against the communists at the Heshui Campaign, Meridian Ridge Campaign, and the Lanzhou Campaign during the Chinese Civil War. Ma was 28 years old when he defeated 30,000 PLA soldiers in the Heshui campaign in 1948. He led the 82nd Cavalry Division, of which 30 percent of whom were Muslims, to charge the Communists with swords. Ma complained that the Kuomintang government was not resupplying him enough and that there was no more "revolutionary spirit". On the opposing side General Zhao Shoushan led the Communists, Zhao formerly attended the same school as Ma.^[2]^[3]

He became a colonel at the age of 16 and was promoted to major general at the age of 20. He had attended the Whampoa Military Academy. Ma was given a silver cup by the Divine Word Missionaries after he came back from the northwestern front.^[4]

In May 1949, General Hu Zongnan and Ma set up a planned trap. Hu faked a retreat, then Communist General Peng Dehuai advanced with 120,000 men from Xi'an to Sichuan, but at 75 miles Hu started a pitched battle and then Ma personally led 20,000 of his cavalry forces to defeat the Communist forces and send them fleeing, and he continued to battle the Communist forces throughout July around Xi'an.^[5]

In August 1949, Ma Bufang personally traveled by plane to the KMT government in Guangzhou in order to request supplies via airdrop, while his son Ma Jiyuan assumed command over the KMT forces at Lanzhou, who promised to defend the city from the Communists, saying "那是一定的 (Na shih yi ting ti)", meaning "That is definite" and, "Lanchow [sic] will never fall to the Communists". However, the government denied Ma Bufang's request, and he flew back to Lanzhou before abandoning the city, retreating all the way back to Xining on trucks.^[6] He defended Gansu during the Lanzhou Campaign from the Communists.^[7]

Ma was also married to two women and enjoyed watching American movies. His upbringing was under strict discipline; Chinese proverbs could be found posted around his HQ.^[8]

He moved with his father to Egypt then to Saudi Arabia when his father was appointed as ambassador of the Republic of China to Saudi Arabia. In between the move he also traveled to Taiwan to advise the Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) and the Kuomintang party.

Ma Jiyuan's passing in Mecca, on 27 February, 2012, was met with sorrow by the People's Republic of China consulate.^[9]

^ 甘、寧、青三馬家族世系簡表
^ "MOSLEM GENERAL IS HERO IN CHINA; Young Leader Turned Back Red Threat to Sian and West -- Changchun Under Fire". The New York Times. 27 May 1948. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
^ Lieberman, Henry R. (31 May 1948). "Chinese General Scores a Victory". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
^ Horlemann, Bianca (2009). "The Divine Word Missionaries in Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, 1922–1953: A Bibliographic Note". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 19: 59–82. doi:10.1017/S135618630800905X. S2CID 162397522. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
^ "Foreign News: Ma v. Marx". Time. June 27, 1949. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
^ "CHINA: The Open Door". Time. Aug 29, 1949. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
^ Dreyer, June Teufel (1976). China's forty millions: minority nationalities and national integration in the People's Republic of China. Harvard University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-674-11964-9. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
^ "Foreign News: Ma v. Marx". Time. June 27, 1949. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
^ "驻吉达总领事对逝世台胞亲属表示慰问". Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Jeddah. 2012-02-28.

[1] 甘、寧、青三馬家族世系簡表

[2] "MOSLEM GENERAL IS HERO IN CHINA; Young Leader Turned Back Red Threat to Sian and West -- Changchun Under Fire". The New York Times. 27 May 1948. Retrieved 2010-11-28.

[3] Lieberman, Henry R. (31 May 1948). "Chinese General Scores a Victory". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-11-28.

[HORLEMANN-4] Horlemann, Bianca (2009). "The Divine Word Missionaries in Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, 1922–1953: A Bibliographic Note". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 19: 59–82. doi:10.1017/S135618630800905X. S2CID 162397522. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

[5] "Foreign News: Ma v. Marx". Time. June 27, 1949. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.

[6] "CHINA: The Open Door". Time. Aug 29, 1949. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.

[7] Dreyer, June Teufel (1976). China's forty millions: minority nationalities and national integration in the People's Republic of China. Harvard University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-674-11964-9. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

[8] "Foreign News: Ma v. Marx". Time. June 27, 1949. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2011.

[9] "驻吉达总领事对逝世台胞亲属表示慰问". Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Jeddah. 2012-02-28.

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Ma Jiyuan 馬繼援 مَا‌ ڭِ‌یُوًا
Ma Jiyuan
Born	(1921-01-18)January 18, 1921 Linxia County, Gansu, Republic of China
Died	February 27, 2012(2012-02-27) (aged 91) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1939–1949
Rank	Major General
Commands held	General Officer Commanding 82nd Army
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Heshui Campaign Meridian Ridge Campaign Lanzhou Campaign