Magaza Masanchi (27 July 1886 – 3 March 1938; Dungan: Магәзы Масанчын, romanized: Magəzь Masançьn) or Ma Sanqi (Chinese: 馬三奇) was a Dungan communist revolutionary commander and Statesman in the Soviet Union.

[3] Dungans residing in town joined the Red Army after serving in the Tsarist forces when going back to Pishpek, fighting for the Soviets in Semirech'ye.

However, Dungan peasants were apathetic to both sides in the Civil War, it was reported that the Bolsheviks committed atrocities against the indigenous inhabitants of Central Asia.

[4] Masanchi originally took part in World War I as a member of the Russian Imperial Army.

[1] Masanchi commanded the Dungan Cavalry Regiment of the Red Army and was distinguished for his fighting against counter revolutionaries in Kazakhstan.