Ma Wanfu


Ma Wanfu, also known as Hajji Guoyuan, was a Dongxiang Imam of Guoyuan village in Hezhou. He studied in Mecca and founded the Ikhwan movement in 1888, also known as the "New Sect", spreading in Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai. He opposed Sufism.

Life

Ma Wanfu supported the Dungan revolt against the Qing Dynasty, along with Ma Dahan and Ma Yonglin, but the rebellion was crushed by Chinese Muslim Hui forces led by Dong Fuxiang, Ma Anliang, Ma Fuxiang, Ma Fulu, and Ma Guoliang. Ma Wanfu surrendered, betraying the fellow Dongxiang rebel leader Ma Dahan.
In 1915, Ma Anliang and Yang Zengxin arrested and attempted to execute Ma Wanfu, when Ma Qi rescued him as he was being shipped to execution and brought him to Xining.

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