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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.
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.
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.
Zhang Zuolin (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.
As an adult, he was a self-described graduate of “the school of forestry” and at six-foot-six was the tallest of the warlords. His troops terrified local civilians—famous for their rapacity and “splitting melons” (bashing skulls with rifle butts). Zhang was the epitome of the wicked warlord.
This episode covers the Huanggutun Incident of 1928 where the Kwantung Army performed an assassination of Zhang Zuolin, attempting to place a new puppet ruler over Manchuria.
