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Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 The Beiyang strongman who took over the 1911 revolution and tried to make himself emperor Military command · Beiyang government and warlords 1859–1916
Zhang Zuolin 张作霖 The warlord who dominated Manchuria Military command · Beiyang government and warlords 1875–1928
Wang Jingwei 汪精卫 Sun Yat-sen’s heir and Kuomintang left leader who ended as head of the Japanese-sponsored Nanjing regime Political and party leadership · Kuomintang 1883–1944
Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 Nationalist leader who combined resistance to Japan with anti-communist rule Political and party leadership · Kuomintang 1887–1975
Hu Shih 胡适 The liberal of the New Culture Movement who led the vernacular-language campaign and later served the Nationalists as a diplomat Scholarship and theory 1891–1962
Soong Ziwen 宋子文 A Nationalist technocrat who bridged finance and diplomacy Economy, finance and planning · Kuomintang 1894–1971
Tsiang Tingfu 蒋廷黻 The Nationalist diplomat whose presence at the Security Council table triggered the Soviet walkout Diplomacy and international organization · Kuomintang 1895–1965
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 Military command · Beiyang government and warlords 1901–2001
Puyi 溥仪 Last emperor of the Qing, puppet emperor of Manchukuo, and a “remoulded” citizen of the People’s Republic Monarchs and royalty · Qing dynasty state institutions 1906–1967