1933-12-01

Siege of Urumqi

mainland ChinaSiege of Urumqi is a siege record, situated in the prewar phase linking Manchukuo, pressure on North China, and KMT-CCP reorganization. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Prelude: Mukden to Marco Polo Bridge133
  1. Gan River soviet defense
  2. First East Turkestan Republic proclaimed
  3. Fujian People’s Government proclaimed
  4. Siege of UrumqiCurrent record
  5. Chaoyang volunteer-force suppression
  6. Blockhouse strategy in Jiangxi
  7. Mongolia-Manchukuo border tension
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Wartime Position

the prewar phase in which Manchukuo, pressure on North China, the Long March, and united-front politics converged

Siege of Urumqi is a siege record, situated in the prewar phase linking Manchukuo, pressure on North China, and KMT-CCP reorganization. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around mainland China clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Ma Zhongying and Wikimedia Commons · Ma Zhongying portrait provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Ma ZhongyingVisual recordMa ZhongyingA portrait of Ma Zhongying, anchoring the Hui forces pressing Urumqi during the Xinjiang civil war. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Siege of Urumqi.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Ma Zhongying portraitOpen source