Ma Shenglin
Hui Jahriyya Sufi rebel
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Ma Shenglin was a Hui Jahriyya Sufi rebel who fought against the Qing dynasty in the Panthay Rebellion.
Ma Shenglin | |
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| Died | 1871 |
| Allegiance | Pingnan Guo |
| Rank | General |
| Conflicts | Panthay Rebellion |
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| Traditional Chinese | 馬聖鱗 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马圣鳞 | ||||||||||
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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.[1]
Ma Shenglin was the great-uncle of Ma Shaowu, a descendant of Ma Mingxin and a relative of Ma Yuanzhang.
