He was executed reportedly by hanging in June 1934 in Ürümqi, then called Dihua. Previously, in early April 1934, being in his native village of Artush Sabit Damulla rejected several urgent offers from Ma Zhongying to return to Kashgar and form a military alliance against advancing common enemies: Soviet backed Governor Sheng Shicai and Khoja Niyaz. Later sources allege that he was imprisoned by Sheng in Urumchi, where he traded his translation skills for better conditions in his cell.
He was executed reportedly by hanging in June 1934 in Ürümqi, previously known as Dihua. Earlier, in April 1934, while still in his hometown of Artush Sabit Damulla, he declined several urgent proposals from Ma Zhongying to return to Kashgar and join forces against the Soviet-backed Governor Sheng Shicai and Khoja Niyaz. Furthermore, it is alleged that he was detained by Sheng in Urumqi, where he exchanged his translation skills for improved living conditions.