POLITICIAN

Zhang Zuolin

1875 - 1928

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Zhang Zuolin (March 19, 1875 – June 4, 1928) was a Chinese warlord who ruled Manchuria from 1916 to 1928 and led the Fengtian clique, one of the most powerful factions during the Warlord Era. In 1927, he became the leader of the Beiyang government and was declared Generalissimo of the Republic of China. Born to a poor peasant's family in Manchuria, Zhang became a prominent bandit in the region in the 1890s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Zuolin has received more than 859,523 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Zhang Zuolin is the 2,650th most popular politician (up from 2,909th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from China (up from 224th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Chinese Politician.

Zhang Zuolin was a warlord who controlled the northeast of China. He was most famous for being overthrown by the Kuomintang in 1928.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Zuolin ranks 2,650 out of 19,576Before him are Viktor Zubkov, Lady Sun, Juvénal Habyarimana, Orodes II, Naram-Sin of Akkad, and Giuseppe Guarneri. After him are Renée of France, Óscar Arias, Yelü Dashi, Mark Rutte, Cola di Rienzo, and Blanche I of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Zhang Zuolin ranks 25Before him are Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Marie of Romania, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Giovanni Gentile, Fritz Kreisler, and Paul Landowski. After him are Antonio Machado, Edgar Wallace, Matthias Erzberger, D. W. Griffith, Mihály Károlyi, and Henri Lebesgue. Among people deceased in 1928, Zhang Zuolin ranks 12Before him are Maria Feodorovna, Emmeline Pankhurst, Édouard-Henri Avril, Pyotr Wrangel, Johannes Fibiger, and Theodore William Richards. After him are Franz Stuck, Thomas Hardy, Italo Svevo, Giovanni Giolitti, Myrtle Corbin, and Stjepan Radić.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zuolin ranks 203 out of 1,610Before him are John Woo (1946), Külüg Khan (1281), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), Lin Zexu (1785), Wong Fei-hung (1925), and Meng Tian (-250). After him are Cao Xueqin (1724), Liu Xiaobo (1955), Wang Anshi (1021), Zhang Liang (-290), Wang Yangming (1472), and Xu Fu (-255).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Zuolin ranks 130Before him are Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Jie of Xia (-1728), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), Külüg Khan (1281), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), and Lin Zexu (1785). After him are Zhang Liang (-290), Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Empress Xiaoyichun (1727), Liu Bian (176), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), and Emperor Suzong of Tang (711).