People of the Revolution and the USSR
Military command
Beiyang government and warlords
The old regime and the Nationalists 1894–1949
Clear all
- Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 The Beiyang strongman who took over the 1911 revolution and tried to make himself emperor
- Zhang Zuolin 张作霖 The warlord who dominated Manchuria
- Zhang Xueliang 张学良 The “Young Marshal” who detained Chiang Kai-shek at Xi’an and opened the way to the second united front