Five Ma

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The five Ma where Hui Chinese Muslims who together formed the ruling elite of the Northern provinces between 1910 and 1949. The provinces comprised Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia The five ma where Ma Bufang, Ma Jiyuan, Ma Hongkui, Ma Hongbin and Ma Fuxiang. Within the five ma where the three rulers, who were known as the xibei san ma (Three Ma's of the northwest) Ma Bufang, Ma Hongkui, Ma Hongbin, ruling Qinghai,Gansu and Ningxia respectively. The remaining two where commanders, and ???

The three areas where known collectively as the sultanate of three horses and had a common foreign policy, although each territory had full self government.

There have been several sultanates in what is now know as china proper they include

• Sultanate of Xieng Hong,
• Sultanate of Yunnan or Ta Li (1857-73)
• Sultanate of Kweichow

Contents 1 History of the wu ma 2 Civil War 3 Ma Bufang 4 Ma Hongbin 5 Ma Fuxiang 6 Ma Jiyuan 7 Ma Hongkui

[edit] History of the wu ma

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Islamic Architecture in China

Chinese Mosques and Muslim Architects

Major figures

Zheng He • Haji Noor • Ma Bufang • Pu Shougeng Jamal ud-Din

Muslim People in China

Hui • Salar • Uygurs • Kazakhs • Kirgiz Tartars • Aryan Tajkis• Uzbeks • Dongxiang

Muslim Wushu Masters

Wang Zi Ping • Ma Menta • Yang Wan Lu • Chamir • Chang Yuchun Hu Dahai • Mu ying• Lan Yu • Wu Zhong • Zhang Shao Fu

Islamic Dyansties in China

Sultanate of Xeng Hong Yunnan Sultanate • Five Ma Sultanate of Kweichow • Xinjiang Sultanate

Islamic Cities/Regions in China

Ningxia • Quanzhou Tongxin • Hunan • Linxia

History of Islam in China

Ming Dynasty • Yuan Dynasty • Qing Dynasty • Tang Dynasty • Modern History • Timeline of Islam in China

[edit] Civil War

• In Qinghai & Gansu provinces, Ma Bufang & Ma Buqing brothers possessed 30,000 troops and 100000 militia.

[edit] Ma Bufang

[edit] Ma Hongbin

[edit] Ma Fuxiang

[edit] Ma Jiyuan

• commanded 20 000 cavalrymen during the civil war

[edit] Ma Hongkui