Kizil massacre
The Kizil massacre (Chinese: 克孜爾大屠殺) occurred in June 1933, when Uighur and Kyrgyz Turkic fighters broke their agreement not to attack a column of retreating Hui Chinese soldiers and civilians from Yarkand New City on their way to Kashgar. An estimated 800 Chinese Muslim and Chinese civilians were killed by Turkic Muslim fighters.
| Kizil massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Near Kashgar, Xinjiang |
| Date | June 1933 |
| Target | Chinese Muslim soldiers and Han Chinese civilians |
| Deaths | 800 |
| Perpetrators | Uighur and Kirghiz fighters under the command of Osman Ali and Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra |
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