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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.
The Warlord Era was the period in the history of the Republic of China between 1916 and 1928, ... his wives and his guests. Gen. Zhang, the "Dogmeat General", ate his ...
Zhang Zongchang proved to be one of the more capable warlord generals, making effective use of armored trains. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Aided by his knowledge of the Russian language, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] he recruited thousands of White Russian refugees from the Russian Civil War ; [ 8 ] [ 9 ] he organized the men into specialized units, including a unit of ...
Warlords of the Warlord Era in the mainland Republic of China (1912–49), during the Republican period of Chinese history. Subcategories This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total.
Although the government and the state were nominally under civilian control through the Republic's constitution, Yuan and his generals were effectively in charge of it. After Yuan's death in 1916, the army split into various warlord factions competing for power, leading to a period of civil war called the Warlord Era.
Yuan maintained power locally by sending generals to be provincial governors or by obtaining the allegiance of those already in power. [citation needed] When Yuan died, the parliament of 1913 was reconvened to give legitimacy to a new government. However, the real power passed to military leaders, leading to the warlord period.
General Ma Anliang was the de facto leader of the Muslims of northwest China. [9] The Three (or Five) Ma took control of the region during the Warlord Era, siding first with the Guominjun and then the Kuomintang; they fought against the Red Army during the Long March and the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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.