Qi Xieyuan, born Qi Ying, with a courtesy name of Qi Fuwan and the art name of Yaoshan, was a general of the military of the Republic of China and a warlord of the Zhili clique.
14 Facts About Qi Xieyuan
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Qi Xieyuan defected to the Japanese after the creation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, later participating in the North China Political Council, its successor.
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Qi Xieyuan was a shengyuan of the Qing Imperial examination system.
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Qi Xieyuan entered the 6th Division of the Beiyang Army, beginning his military career.
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In 1917, Qi Xieyuan followed fellow Zhili clique figure Li Chun to Jiangsu province.
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Qi Xieyuan served as the military governor of Jiangning, as well as the deputy military governor of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi provinces.
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Qi Xieyuan almost went to war again in November 1923, when Xu Guoliang, the Zhili-aligned police commissioner of Shanghai, was assassinated by Lu's associates, but was urged not to by Wu Peifu in Beijing.
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However, on September 3,1924, Qi Xieyuan went to war with Lu Yongxiang over the absorption of a warlord army, breaking their agreement, thus beginning the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War.
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In 1925, Qi Xieyuan returned to Hubei and was appointed by Wu Peifu as the deputy commander of the Anti-Thief Allied Army.
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Qi Xieyuan participated in it, and was appointed Head of Law Enforcement.
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Qi Xieyuan was made a member of the Committee of the Qingxiang Administration and the Parliamentary Committee.
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Qi Xieyuan was appointed a member of the North China Administrative Committee.
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Qi Xieyuan organized the North China Appeasement Army and assumed the role of Commander-in-Chief of the army's General Command.
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Qi Xieyuan was a member of the Military Commission Committee.