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  2. 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 ...

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

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    The Warlord Era was a historical period of the Republic of China that began from 1916 and lasted until the mid-1930s, during which the country was divided and ruled by various military cliques following the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916. Communist revolution broke out in the later part of the warlord period, beginning the Chinese Civil War.

  4. Warlord - Wikipedia

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    Warlord. Marshal Zhang Zuolin, one of many warlords in early 20th-century China. Warlords are groups of individuals who exercise military, economic, and political control over a region, often one without a strong central or national government, typically through informal control over local armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Republic of China (1912–1949) - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of China (ROC) began as a country in mainland China. [f] It was established after the 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu -led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history. It was ruled by the Kuomintang (KMT) as a one-party state ("Dang Guo") while headquartered in Nanjing from 1927 until its relocation to Taiwan on 7 ...

  7. 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.

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    We have fittings every two weeks, and I probably try on 40 or 50 dresses every two weeks. So for the 8,000 dresses that I’ve worn, I’ve tried on about 100,000. They’re all so pretty, but to ...

  9. Zhang Zongchang - Wikipedia

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    Northern Expedition. Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong. Zhang Zongchang (Chinese: 張宗昌; pinyin: Zhāng Zōngchāng; also romanized as Chang Tsung-chang; 1881 – 3 September 1932), courtesy name Xiaokun, was a Chinese warlord who ruled Shandong from 1925 to 1928. A member of the Fengtian clique, Zhang was notorious for his brutal ...