Beiyang general who demanded a constitution at Luanzhou, premier in 1923 urging peaceful unification
Born in Dacheng, Zhili, in 1879, he studied at the Beiyang Military Academy and the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. In 1911, as commander of the 20th Division, he staged the Luanzhou remonstrance demanding a constitution. As military governor of Suiyuan he convened the princes of western Inner Mongolia and kept them loyal to Yuan Shikai, and in 1917 he was among the first to fight Zhang Xun's restoration. War minister in several cabinets from 1922, he became Li Yuanhong's premier in January 1923. His call to bring Sun Yat-sen to Beijing and unify the country by negotiation set him against Cao Kun and Wu Peifu, and he left office in June when the Zhili clique drove out Li. In 1928 he was assassinated in Tianjin, reportedly on Zhang Zuolin's orders for his contacts with Feng Yuxiang and the Kuomintang.
Also known as: Chang Shao-ts'eng
Activities and affiliations
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1911
Qing dynasty state institutionsCommander of the 20th Division
Military command -
1912–1913
Beiyang government and warlordsMilitary governor of Suiyuan
Military command -
1922–1923
Beiyang government and warlordsMinister of War
Military command -
1923
Beiyang government and warlordsPremierHeads of state, government and party of ChinaMain
Political and party leadership
Career Timeline
- 1895Entered the Beiyang Military Academy
- 1901Graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy
- 1911Commander of the 20th Division; Luanzhou remonstrance
- 1912.08Military governor of Suiyuan
- 1916.10Inspector-General of Army Training
- 1922–1923Minister of War
- 1923.01.04–06.13Premier