Wu Junsheng, or Wu Tsi-cheng, 吳俊陞, (1863-1928) General of the Fengtian clique

Fengtian clique

The Fengtian Clique was one of several mutually hostile cliques or factions that split from the Beiyang Clique in the Republic of China's warlord era. It was named for Fengtian Province and led by Zhang Zuolin...

 and its cavalry commander.

Wu Junsheng was born in a peasant family in Changtu, Fengtien province (today Liaoning

Liaoning

' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...

), on November 23, 1863. He joined a cavalry troop in 1880, crushed the Manchu

Manchu

The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...

 independence plan (supported by the Japanese) in 1912. He supported Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai was an important Chinese general and politician famous for his influence during the late Qing Dynasty, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor of China, his autocratic rule as the second President of the Republic of China , and his short-lived...

's monarchy in 1915, and supported Zhang Zuolin

Zhang Zuolin

Zhang Zuolin was the warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to 1928 . He successfully invaded China proper in October 1924 in the Second Zhili-Fengtian War. He gained control of Peking, including China's internationally recognized government, in April 1926...

's effort to seize Manchuria

Manchuria

Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...

. He was rewarded with the Military and Civil governorship of Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang

For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...

 in March 1921. Promoted to commander of the 5th Army in 1924. He held those posts until to June 1928 when he died, on the train in the assassination

Huanggutun Incident

Huanggutun Incident was an assassination plotted by the Japanese Kwantung Army that targeted Fengtian warlord Zhang Zuolin. It took place on June 4, 1928 at Huanggutun rail station near Shenyang in which Zhang's train was destroyed by an explosion...

 of Zhang Zuolin

Zhang Zuolin

Zhang Zuolin was the warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to 1928 . He successfully invaded China proper in October 1924 in the Second Zhili-Fengtian War. He gained control of Peking, including China's internationally recognized government, in April 1926...

.

External links

• Axis History Forum:Who are Vera Wang's Grandfathers? Photo of Wu Junsheng
• Rulers: China Administrative divisions
• 'Modern Warfare in China in 1924-1925': Soviet film propaganda to support Chinese militarist Zhang Zuolin
• INSECURITY, OUTLAWRY AND SOCIAL ORDER: BANDITRY IN CHINA'S HEILONGJIANG FRONTIER REGION, 1900–1931
• 吴俊升全传