Jin Shuren
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Jin Shuren (金樹仁), governor of Xinjiang, succeeded Yang Zengxin after Yang was assassinated in 1928. Jin ruled Xinjiang for about half a decade, and his reign was characterized by corruption and suppression. Under his rule, both ethnic and religion conflicts were greatly deepened, resulting in numerous riots against his regime, which eventually led to his downfall.
Jin was blamed for starting ethnic and religious conflicts due to his corrupt practices. He confiscated the local Turkic people's lands in order to redistribute it to the Chinese, but instead of doing so, gave these lands to his personal associates. The Chinese, although they did not receive any land, became the targets of hatred and attacks because of the belief that they had received the confiscated lands. Jin also favored his fellow Han Chinese over Chinese Muslims, causing religious conflicts between the Muslims and Buddhist/Taoist Chinese and Mongolians. In April, 1933, Jin's White Russian troops revolted against him, and the revolt spreading, forced him to flee to the USSR, ending his reign in Xinjiang.
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