Zhang Xueliang

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Zhang Xueliang was a prominent Chinese warlord and Nationalist general best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident, which forced Chiang Kai-shek to cooperate with the Chinese Communists against Japan.

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Zhang Xueliang placed under house arrest 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese warlord
human
military officer
politician
action ordered the arrest of Chiang Kai-shek in Xi'an
withdrew Northeastern Army from Manchuria after Mukden Incident
afterEvent placed under house arrest by the Nationalist government
alias Chang Hsueh-liang
The Young Marshal
allegiance Fengtian clique
Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army
birthDate 1901-06-03
birthPlace Haicheng, Liaoning, Qing Empire
burialPlace Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
cause advocated a united front with the Chinese Communist Party against Japan
citizenship China
Republic of China
conflict Japanese occupation of Manchuria
surface form: Japanese invasion of Manchuria
convertedTo Christianity in later life
date 1936-12-12
deathDate 2001-10-14
deathPlace Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
detainedBy Chiang Kai-shek
education military training in Japan
era Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (1912–1949)

Republican era of China
surface form: Warlord Era in China
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
event Xi’an Incident
surface form: Xi'an Incident
familyName Zhang
father Zhang Zuolin
givenName Xueliang
knownFor detaining Chiang Kai-shek to force a united front against Japan
leading the Xi'an Incident in 1936
languageSpoken Japanese
Mandarin Chinese
militaryRank general
name Zhang Xueliang self-link
notableWork Xi’an Incident
surface form: Xi'an Incident
participantIn Chinese Civil War (early phase)
surface form: Chinese Civil War (pre–Second United Front phase)

Northern Expedition
Second United Front formation
Xi’an Incident
surface form: Xi'an Incident
placeOfDetention Chongqing
Nanjing
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
positionHeld commander of the Northeastern Army
effective ruler of Manchuria after Zhang Zuolin
releasedIn 1990
religion Christianity
residence Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
spouse Yu Fengzhi
succeeded Zhang Zuolin as leader of the Fengtian clique
yearsUnderHouseArrest over 50 years

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Xi’an Incident aftermath Zhang Xueliang
this entity surface form: Zhang Xueliang placed under house arrest
Second United Front brokeredBy Zhang Xueliang
Yang Hucheng co-conspirator Zhang Xueliang
Chinese Northeastern Army commander Zhang Xueliang
Xi’an Incident detainedBy Zhang Xueliang
Chinese Northeastern Army keyFigure Zhang Xueliang
Chinese Northeastern Army loyalty Zhang Xueliang
Zhang Xueliang name Zhang Xueliang self-link
NRA notableCommander Zhang Xueliang
subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Xi’an Incident participant Zhang Xueliang