Zhang Xun

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Zhang Xun
張勳
3rd Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet
In office
1 July 1917 – 12 July 1917
MonarchXuantong Emperor
Preceded byYuan Shikai (1912)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1854-09-16)16 September 1854

Zhang Xun (Chinese: 張勳; pinyin: Zhāng Xūn; Wade–Giles: Chang1 Hsün1; September 16, 1854 – September 11, 1923), courtesy name Shaoxuan (少軒), art name Songshoulaoren (松壽老人), nickname Bianshuai (辮帥, lit.'marshal with queue'), was a Chinese general and Qing loyalist who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Restoration of 1917. He also supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president.[3]

Biography

He was born on September 16, 1854, in Chitian village, Fengxin county, Jiangxi.[3]

Zhang served as a military escort for

Second Revolution. Despite allowing his troops to savagely loot the city, Zhang was named a field marshal by Yuan.[3]

Zhang Xun as seen after his failed restoration

Between 1 July 1917 and 12 July 1917, Zhang Xun proclaimed himself

Dutch legation and never participated in politics again.[3]

He died on September 11, 1923.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ According to Madeleine Chi, Zhang was an "active member" of the Royalist Party,[1] while Phil Billingsley only reports that "rumor had it" that Zhang was affiliated with the party.[2]

References

Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet
1 July 1917 – 12 July 1917
Succeeded by
Position abolished