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TIL that During the world war 2(second sino japanese war), Japan attempted to win over the Ma warlords(Hui muslim warlords) by offering to create a Japan-backed Islamic Caliphate in China. The Ma generals refused and instead declared a jihad against the Japanese invaders by aligning with KMT forces

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