Chinese Warlord Era conflicts

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Chinese Warlord Era conflicts were a series of fragmented civil wars and military struggles among rival regional warlords and factions in China during the early 20th century, following the fall of the Qing dynasty and preceding the country's reunification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil wars
series of military conflicts
chronologyWithin interwar period
country China
describedBySource People's Republic of China historiography on warlordism
Republican-era Chinese historiography
endTime late 1920s
era early 20th century
follows 1911 Revolution
linked to: Xinhai Revolution

Xinhai Revolution
fall of the Qing dynasty
hasCause competition for control of Beijing government
foreign influence and support for rival cliques
political fragmentation after the death of Yuan Shikai
regional militarism
weak central government of the early Republic of China
hasPart Anti-Fengtian War
Central Plains War (overlapping end of warlord era)
Constitutional Protection War
First Zhili–Fengtian War
Guangxi War
Guominjun revolt
Northern Expedition
Second Zhili–Fengtian War
Zhili–Anhui War
locatedIn Republic of China
participant Anhui clique
Beiyang warlords
Chinese Communist Party (in later stages and local conflicts)
Fengtian clique
Guangxi warlords
linked to: Guangxi Clique

Guominjun (Nationalist Army of Feng Yuxiang)
linked to: Feng Yuxiang clique

Kuomintang
Ma clique (Northwest warlords)
linked to: Ma clique

Sichuan warlords
Yunnan warlords
linked to: Yunnan clique

Zhili clique
foreign powers as advisers and arms suppliers
partOf Warlord Era
precedes Chinese reunification under the Nationalist government
result continued regional militarism in some provinces
decline of Beiyang warlords
heavy civilian casualties and economic disruption
nominal unification of China under Kuomintang
significantEvent Northern Expedition victory over major warlords
fragmentation of Beiyang Army
nominal reunification of China under Nanjing government
rise of regional militarist regimes
struggle for control of Beijing government
startTime 1916
usedWeapon armored trains
artillery
early military aircraft
machine guns
small arms

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Zhongyuan Pianzheng partOf Chinese Warlord Era conflicts
Wan Fulin historicalContext Chinese Warlord Era
linked to: Chinese Warlord Era conflicts
C96 pistol usedInConflict Chinese Warlord Era
linked to: Chinese Warlord Era conflicts
Mauser C96 usedInConflict Chinese Warlord Era
linked to: Chinese Warlord Era conflicts
Zhili–Fengtian War partOf Chinese Warlord Wars
linked to: Chinese Warlord Era conflicts