Zhili–Fengtian War

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civil war military conflict warlord conflict

The Zhili–Fengtian War was a series of major civil wars in early 1920s Republican China between rival warlord cliques vying for control of Beijing and national authority.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Zhili–Fengtian War canonical	1
Zhili–Fengtian Wars	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ military conflict ⓘ warlord conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Zhili-Fengtian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Anhui clique NERFINISHED ⓘ Fengtian clique NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Empire (indirectly supporting Fengtian clique) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanxi clique NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhili clique NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	rivalry between warlord cliques ⓘ struggle for control of central government ⓘ
commandedBy	Cao Kun NERFINISHED ⓘ Feng Yuxiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Wu Peifu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yan Xishan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Xueliang NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Zuolin NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	series of wars ⓘ
countryInvolved	Republic of China (Beiyang government) NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1924 ⓘ
followedBy	Anti-Fengtian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	First Zhili–Fengtian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Zhili–Fengtian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Republican era in China NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	China ⓘ Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTheater	Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ North China NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	control of Beijing ⓘ control of Beiyang government ⓘ national authority over Republican China ⓘ
originalName	直奉战争 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Chinese Warlord Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Warlord Era NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Zhili–Anhui War NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ Beiyang government NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchurian warlords ⓘ
result	Fengtian clique victory in Second Zhili–Fengtian War ⓘ fall of Zhili clique as dominant power in North China ⓘ increased influence of Fengtian clique in Beijing government ⓘ political instability in Republican China ⓘ temporary dominance of Zhili clique after First Zhili–Fengtian War ⓘ
significance	contributed to conditions enabling Kuomintang Northern Expedition ⓘ reshaped balance of power among northern Chinese warlords ⓘ
startTime	1922 ⓘ
temporalContext	early 1920s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zhang Zuolin → conflict → Zhili–Fengtian War ⓘ

Beiyang Army → roleIn → Zhili–Fengtian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zhili–Fengtian Wars