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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.
Zhang Zuolin was a Chinese soldier and later a warlord who dominated Manchuria (now Northeast China) and parts of North China between 1913 and 1928. He maintained his power with the tacit support of the Japanese; in return he granted them concessions in Manchuria. Born into a peasant family, Zhang.
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Zhang Zuolin (1875 - 1928) Biography - Last Qing Warlord. Zhang Zuolin was perhaps the last warrior of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, but one might also call him a petty warlord who represented the final violent gasp of a forgotten era.
Zhang Zuolin was a prominent warlord in early 20th century China, known for his military power and political influence during the chaotic period of political fragmentation following the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
In Northern China, the once-powerful Beiyang Army split up into various factions after the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916. Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Fengtian clique, was one of the most powerful warlords and managed to seize control of Manchuria, then consisting of nine provinces.
Dec 17, 2019 · Zhang Zuolin's wrecked train on June 4, 1928, in suburban Mukden (present-day Shenyang) (Asahi Shimbun file photo) The 1928 assassination of a Chinese warlord that set Japan on the path to...
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It sheds new light on Zhang Zuolin's decision to fight against the Nationalists and the Communists and offers an alternative explanation to the Nationalists (temporary) victory by revealing the central importance of geopolitics in the civil wars in China during the interwar period.
