| New 36th Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1932–1937 |
| Country |  Republic of China |
| Branch |  National Revolutionary Army |
| Type | Cavalry (later Infantry) |
| Garrison/HQ | Xinjiang, later Yunnan |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Ceremonial chief | Ma Zhongying, Ma Hushan |
| Notable commanders | Ma Zhongying, Ma Hushan, Ma Zhancang, Ma Fuyuan. Post reorganisation: Li Chih-peng |
| New 36th Division | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 新編第三十六師 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新编第三十六师 | ||||||
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The New 36th Division was a cavalry division in the National Revolutionary Army. It was created in 1932 by the Kuomintang for General Ma Zhongying, who was also its first commander. It was made almost entirely out of Hui Muslim troops, all of its officers were Hui, with a few thousand Uighurs forced conscripts in the rank and file.[1] It was commonly referred to as the "KMT 36th Division", or "Tungan 36th Division".
- ^ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 124. ISBN 0-521-25514-7. Retrieved 28 June 2010.