Warlord Era
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The Warlord Era was the period in the history of the Republic of China between 1916 and 1928, when control of the country was divided between rival military cliques of the Beiyang Army and other regio
During the early 1930s, most warlords in China were nominally loyal to the Nationalist government in Nanking.
The Beiyang Army in training
Zhang Zuolin (left) and Wu Peifu (right), two of the most powerful strongmen of the era
Control of railroads was of great importance to warlords.
Nanjing decade
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The Nanjing Decade is an informal name for the decade from 1927 to 1937 in the Republic of China. It began when Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek took Nanjing from Zhili clique warlord Sun Chu
Warlord Era
…1928, and on 29 December, his son Zhang Xueliang accepted the leadership of Chiang's Nationalist government, thus reunifying China and beginning the Nanjing decade. Despite the official end of the era in 1928, several warlords retained their influence during the 1930s and 1940s, resulting in events such as the…
The Bund in Shanghai in the 1930s
Chen Jitang the Governor of Guandong until his removal in 1936