zhaoyun
04-23-2018, 05:46 AM
Chinese warlords during the Kuomintang era (1911 to 1949), but mostly during the 20s and 30s prior to Japan's invasion when China was divided into many feuding fiefdoms controlled by local warlords.
There are a lot of stories about these larger than life figures, who commanded massive private armies.
Yuan Shikai
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/President_Yuan_Shikai_of_China.jpg
Yan Xishan
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Yan_Xishan.jpg
Zhang Zuolin
https://i.redd.it/b37yumspl4az.jpg
Zhang Xueliang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Zhang_Xueliang.jpg/220px-Zhang_Xueliang.jpg
Wu Peifu
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Picture_of_Wu_Peifu.jpg
Feng Yuxiang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Feng_Yuxiang4.jpg/250px-Feng_Yuxiang4.jpg
Duan Qirui
https://www.thechinastory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-28-at-11.06.44-am.png
Guo Songling
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Guo_Songling.jpg
Cao Kun
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Cao_Kun.jpg/220px-Cao_Kun.jpg
Zhang Zongchang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Zhang_Zongchang2.jpg/220px-Zhang_Zongchang2.jpg
Feng Guozhang
https://www.thechinastory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-14-at-10.22.54-am.png
Tang Yulin
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Tang_Yulin.jpg/200px-Tang_Yulin.jpg
Zhang Zuoxiang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Zhang_Zuoxiang.jpg
Sun Chuanfang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Sun_Chuanfang%EF%BC%8CZhili_clique_warlord.jpg
Ma Bufang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ma_Bufang.jpg/220px-Ma_Bufang.jpg
Ma Zhanshan
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Ma_Zhanshan3.jpg/220px-Ma_Zhanshan3.jpg
There are a lot of stories about these larger than life figures, who commanded massive private armies.
Yuan Shikai
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/President_Yuan_Shikai_of_China.jpg
Yan Xishan
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Yan_Xishan.jpg
Zhang Zuolin
https://i.redd.it/b37yumspl4az.jpg
Zhang Xueliang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Zhang_Xueliang.jpg/220px-Zhang_Xueliang.jpg
Wu Peifu
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Picture_of_Wu_Peifu.jpg
Feng Yuxiang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Feng_Yuxiang4.jpg/250px-Feng_Yuxiang4.jpg
Duan Qirui
https://www.thechinastory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-28-at-11.06.44-am.png
Guo Songling
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Guo_Songling.jpg
Cao Kun
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Cao_Kun.jpg/220px-Cao_Kun.jpg
Zhang Zongchang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Zhang_Zongchang2.jpg/220px-Zhang_Zongchang2.jpg
Feng Guozhang
https://www.thechinastory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-14-at-10.22.54-am.png
Tang Yulin
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Tang_Yulin.jpg/200px-Tang_Yulin.jpg
Zhang Zuoxiang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Zhang_Zuoxiang.jpg
Sun Chuanfang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Sun_Chuanfang%EF%BC%8CZhili_clique_warlord.jpg
Ma Bufang
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ma_Bufang.jpg/220px-Ma_Bufang.jpg
Ma Zhanshan
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Ma_Zhanshan3.jpg/220px-Ma_Zhanshan3.jpg