{{Short description|Series of armed conflicts within the 20th Century in Western China}} {{distinguish|Xinjiang conflict}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2025}} The '''Xinjiang Wars''' ({{zh|t=新疆戰爭}}) were a series of armed conflicts which took place within Xinjiang in the Republic of China during the Warlord Era, Chinese Civil War, and modern era. The wars also played an important role in the East Turkestan independence movement.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Jeffrey M. |last2=Demy |first2=Timothy J. |title=War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict |date=2017 |publisher=ABC-Clio |isbn=978-1-61069-516-9 |page=818 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/War_and_Religion/pRjOEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Xinjiang+Wars%22&pg=PA818}}</ref>
* Kumul Rebellion (1931–1934) ** Kirghiz rebellion (1932) ** Battle of Aksu (1933) ** Kizil massacre (1933) ** Battle of Sekes Tash (1933) ** Battle of Kashgar (1933) ** Battle of Ürümqi (1933) ** Battle of Toksun (1933) ** First Battle of Ürümqi (1933) ** Second Battle of Ürümqi (1933–1934) ** Battle of Kitai (1934) ** Battle of Kashgar (1934) ** Battle of Yangi Hissar (1934) ** Battle of Yarkand (1934) ** Battle of Khotan ** Battle of Tutung (1934) ** Battle of Dawan Cheng (1934) ** Soviet invasion of Xinjiang (1934) * Charkhlik revolt (1935) * Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) * Ili Rebellion (1944–1949) ** Battle of Baitag Bogd (1946–1948) ** Incorporation of Xinjiang into the People's Republic of China (1949)
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Category:Xinjiang Wars Category:20th century in Xinjiang Category:Wars involving the Republic of China Category:1930s conflicts Category:1930s in China Category:Islam in China Category:Military history of the Republic of China (1912–1949)