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Wu Peifu (also spelled Wu P'ei-fu) (Chinese: 吳佩孚; April 22, 1874 – December 4, 1939) was a Chinese warlord and major figure in the Warlord Era in China from 1916 to 1927.
Wu Peifu was a Chinese warlord who dominated Beijing from 1917 to 1924. The son of a tradesman, Wu joined the famous Beiyang Army of Yuan Shikai, the leading general of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12) and the first president of the Republic of China, and rapidly rose to high position.
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May 10, 2021 · Wu Peifu was a powerful military leader who controlled much of north and central China in the early 20th century. He lived in Shijin Huayuan Hutong until his death in 1939, which remains a mystery to this day.
May 23, 2018 · Wu P'ei-fu (1874-1939) was a Chinese warlord. As head of the Chihli clique, he controlled significant portions of central and northern China between 1918 and 1926. Wu P'ei-fu was born into a merchant's household in the northeast province of Shantung.
The war led to the defeat of the Fengtian clique and the expulsion of its leader, Zhang Zuolin, from the coalition Zhili-Fengtian government in Beijing. Wu Peifu was credited as the strategist behind Zhili's victory.
- April 10, 1922-June 18, 1922
- Zhili victory
- Zhili, China
Jan 29, 2018 · Born in 1874 in Penglai, Shandong Province (northeast China), Wu Peifu began life as a scholar before embarking upon a career as a professional soldier in his twenties. How did he rise from being the son of a tradesman, leading a simple life, to become one of China’s strongest warlords, heralded by Time magazine as the “Biggest Man in China”?
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Wu Peifu, the "Philosopher General", was a mandarin who passed the Imperial Civil Service exam, billing himself as the protector of Confucian values, usually appearing in photographs with the scholar's brush in his hand (the scholar's brush is a symbol of Confucian culture).
