Ma Bukang 馬步康 | |
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Nickname(s) | Little Big Horse |
Born | Gansu |
Allegiance |
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Years of service | 1930s–1949 |
Rank | general |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War, Meridian Ridge Campaign |
Ma Bukang ( traditional Chinese: 馬步康; simplified Chinese: 马步康; pinyin: Mǎ Bùkāng; Wade–Giles: Ma Pu-k’ang, Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ ﺑُﻮْ ﻛْﺎ) was a Chinese Muslim General and warlord and a member of the Ma Clique. Ma Bukang led a military force around Gansu in the Republic of China. [1] His nickname was Little Big Horse. [2] He controlled western Gansu after his cousin Ma Zhongying disappeared and left it vacant. [3]
Ma Bukang and Ma Bufang were having a discussion on Ma Biao when Japanese warplanes bombed Xining. [4]
He commanded the 8th Cavalry Division during World War II against the Japanese. [5] [6] Ma Bukang succeeded his relative Ma Biao as 8th Cavalry Division commander in the summer of 1942 and proceeded to battle the Japanese. [7]
He fought against the Communists during the Meridian Ridge Campaign. He then fled to Saudi Arabia with Ma Bufang; however, after one year, they then moved to Cairo, Egypt. [8]