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  2. List of warlords and military cliques in the Warlord Era

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    Leader of the Fengtian Army, ruler of Northeast China; Assassinated by a Japanese military officer for his failure to halt the expansion of the Kuomintang. Zhang Xueliang. 張學良. 1928–1937. Son and successor to Zhang Zuolin, he eventually reconciled the Fengtian clique with the Kuomintang. Guo Songling.

  3. Warlord Era - Wikipedia

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    The Warlord Era was a period in the history of the Republic of China when control of the country was divided among former military cliques of the Beiyang Army and other regional factions from 1916 to 1928. In historiography, the Warlord Era began in 1916 upon the death of Yuan Shikai, the de facto dictator of China after the Xinhai Revolution ...

  4. Sichuan clique - Wikipedia

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    Sichuan clique. The Sichuan clique (simplified Chinese: 川军; traditional Chinese: 川軍; pinyin: Chuān Jūn) was a group of warlords in the warlord era in China. During the period from 1927 to 1938, Sichuan was in the hands of six warlords: Liu Wenhui, Liu Xiang, Yang Sen, Deng Xihou, He Zhaode, and Tian Songyao, with minor forces being ...

  5. Yunnan clique - Wikipedia

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    Commander-in-Chief (1927–1945) Long Yun. Aircraft flown. Bomber. Bréguet 14. Trainer. Caudron G.3. The Yunnan clique (Chinese: 滇系; pinyin: Diān Xì) was one of several mutually hostile cliques that split from the Beiyang Government in the Republic of China 's warlord era. It was named for Yunnan Province.

  6. Fengtian clique - Wikipedia

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    The Fengtian clique (Chinese: 奉系军阀; pinyin: Fèngxì Jūnfá; Wade–Giles: Feng-hsi Chün-fa) was the faction that supported warlord Zhang Zuolin during China 's Warlord Era. It took its name from Fengtian Province, which served as its original base of support. However, the clique quickly came to control all of the Three Northeastern ...

  7. Spirit Soldier rebellions (1920–1926) - Wikipedia

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    Heavy. The Spirit Soldier rebellions of 1920–1926[a] were a series of major peasant uprisings against state authorities and warlords in the Republic of China 's provinces of Hubei and Sichuan during the Warlord Era. Following years of brutal suppression, civil war, and excessive taxation, the rural population of central China was restive, and ...

  8. Zhang Zongchang - Wikipedia

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    "Poem about bastards" by Zhang Zongchang [b] Zhang Zongchang was one of the most infamous and well-known Chinese warlords, and is difficult to differentiate truth from slander and legends in regards to his life. Being of impressive height [c] and physically strong, he was often regarded as a brute and loathed by his victims. According to researchers Matthew R. Portwood and John P. Dunn, his ...

  9. Zhang Zuolin - Wikipedia

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    Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zuolin[a] (March 19, 1875 – June 4, 1928) was a Chinese warlord who ruled Manchuria from 1916 to 1928. He led the Fengtian clique, one of the most important factions during China 's Warlord Era. During the last year of his life, he briefly installed himself as President of the Republic of China.