Ma Rulong

Ma Rulong
Nickname(s)	Marshal Ma
Born	Yunnan
Allegiance	Qing dynasty
Years of service	1856–his death
Rank	general
Battles/wars	Panthay Rebellion

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.

Ma Rulong
Traditional Chinese	馬如龍
Simplified Chinese	马如龙
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Rúlóng Wade–Giles Ma Julung other Mandarin Xiao'erjing ﻣَﺎ ژُﻮْ ﻟْﻮ

Ma Rulong (Ma Julung in Wade Giles) was a Chinese Muslim who originally rebelled against the Qing dynasty along with Du Wenxiu in the Panthay Rebellion. He later defected to the Qing side. After officially surrendering in 1862 his forces effectively occupied the capital of Yunnan. He then helped the Qing forces crush his fellow Muslim rebels, and defeated them. He was known by the name of Marshal Ma to Europeans and achieved almost total control in Yunnan province. He was the most powerful military official in the province after the war.

Du Wenxiu was fought against by the defector to the Qing Ma Rulong. The Muslim scholar Ma Dexin, who said that Neo-Confucianism was reconcilable with Islam, approved of Ma Rulong defecting to the Qing and he also assisted other Muslims in defecting.

General Ma Yu-kun, who fought against Japanese forces in the First Sino-Japanese War and against foreigners in the Boxer Rebellion was believed to be Ma Rulong's son by Europeans.

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