An Introductory Research on the Muslim Warlords in Modern Northwest China

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520813
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Asian history
• Research Institution: Toyo University
• Principal Investigator: ANDO Junichiro 東洋大学, アジア文化研究所, 客員研究員 (10597157)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 回民・回族 / 軍閥 / イスラーム / 多民族地域 / 地域権力 / 民族問題 / 日中戦争 / 国家統合との相補性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research focuses on the “Muslim Warlords” who established strong dominance over Northwest regions of China in the first half of 20th century and, using various new historical materials that have became available in recent years, examines: 1) how these warlords with characteristic ethno-religious backgrounds had emerged as strong military and political factions, 2) in what way and on what kind of power base (both substantial an ideological) they reigned over their territories, and 3) how were the relationship and interaction between their local lordship and the context of Chinese nationalism / nation-building. On the basis of the study above, some general and theoretical problems concerning to the “ethnic problems” in modern and contemporary China are also considered.

Free Research Field

人文学・史学・東洋史