Ep. 233 | The Warlord Era (Part 3)
The saga continues as the demise of Yuan Shikai is followed by the rise of Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang. The Beiyang Military machine begins to crack into two main factions or cliques. In this episode, we will also hear about the exploits and imperial dreams of the Mafoo Warlord, Zhang Xun. And as the world mainly focused on the Great War in Europe, these two years of 1917-1918 were filled with so many momentous events in Republican China.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ānhuī Clique | 皖系 | Also called The An-Fu Clique. One of the cliques that emerged after the death of Yuan Shikai. Leaders of this Clique were all from Anhui province |
| Ānhuī province | 安徽省 | Province in Eastern China |
| Běiyáng Army. | 北洋军 | Literally "North Ocean Army." This army served as the centerpiece of the Qing Dynasty's military modernization efforts. |
| Běiyáng Clique | 北洋系 | The northern Chinese faction comprised of all the top military figures from th Beiyang Army |
| Bǎodìng Military Academy | 保定军校 | Another major military academy in China founded by Yuan Shikai |
| Duàn Qíruì | 段祺瑞 | 1865-1936. Warlord and China politician. Also served as premier. Originally from Hefei, Anhui, he headed the Anhui Clique |
| Empress Dowager Cíxǐ | 慈禧太后 | The Empress Dowager Cixi, 1835-1908, ruled China from 1861 to 1908 |
| Féng Guózhāng | 冯国璋 | General and politician during the Republic of China. Lived from 1859-1919 |
| Guómíndǎng | 国民党 | The KMT, known as the Kuomintang. The Nationalist Party |
| Guǎngzhōu | 广州 | Capital of Guangdong Province |
| Huái Army | 淮军 | Named after China's Huai River. Also called the Anhui Army. It was led by Li Hongzhang and later became part of the New Army and later, the Beiyang Army |
| Héféi | 合肥 | Capital of Anhui Province |
| Húběi | 湖北省 | Province in central China |
| Lí Yuánhóng | 黎元洪 | Lived 1864-1928, president of the ROC 1916-1917 and 1922-23 |
| Lǐ Hóngzhāng | 李鸿章 | 1823-1901, Qing era general, diplomat and politician |
| Mǎfū | 马夫 | Called a Mafoo, a kind of horse groom who worked in the stables |
| Nánchāng | 南昌 | Capital of Jiangxi province |
| Pǔyí | 溥仪 | The Last Emperor, also known as the Xuantong Emperor |
| Qing Dynasty | 清朝 | China's last imperial dynasty, lasted 1644-1911 |
| Qīngcháo mòniándé mònián | 清朝末年的末年 | No one actually ever says this but the Mònián usually mean the final years (of a dynasty). So the Mònián de mònián mean the last years of the last years of the dynasty |
| Shāndōng province | 山东省 | Coastal province in north China |
| Tiānjìn Military Academy | 天津军校 | Military Academy founded by Li Hongzhang |
| Wǔchāng Uprising | 武昌起义 | Uprising that started on 10-10-1911 in the city of Wuchang. Led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty |
| Xúzhōu | 徐州 | City in northern Jiāngsū where it meets the borders of Ānhuī and Shāndōng. |
| Xīn Jūn | 新军 | The New Army, short for Xīnjiàn Lùjūn. 新建陆军. Later became the Beiyang Army |
| Xīnhài Revolution | 辛亥革命 | The Revolution of 1911 which climaxed in the Wuchang Uprising on October 10th |
| Yuán Shìkǎi | 袁世凯 | 1859-1916, Military and government official and first president of the Republic of China. Also called "The First Warlord" |
| Zhílì | 直隶 | Ming and Qing era province that today mostly comprises Hebei |
| Zhāng Xūn | 张勋 | 1854-1923, Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Restoration of 1917. He also supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president |
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