Chinese general, warlord, and politician (1883–1960)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.
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Yan Xishan
閻錫山 Yen Hsi-shan
Gen. Yan Xishan
President of the Republic of China
Acting 20 November 1949 – 1 March 1950
Premier
Yan Xishan
Preceded by
Li Zongren
Succeeded by
Chiang Kai-shek
Premier of the Republic of China
In office 3 June 1949 – 7 March 1950
President
Li Zongren (acting) Xishan (acting) Chiang Kai-shek
Vice Premier
Chia Ching-teh Zhu Jiahua
Preceded by
He Yingqin
Succeeded by
Zhou Enlai (as Premier of the People's Republic of China) Chen Cheng
Personal details
Born
(1883-10-08)8 October 1883 Wutai County, Xinzhou, Shanxi, Qing Empire
Died
22 July 1960(1960-07-22) (aged 76) Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Political party
Kuomintang Progressive Party
Awards
Order of Blue Sky and White Sun Order of the Sacred Tripod Order of the Cloud and Banner Order of Rank and Merit Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-Hu
Nickname
"Model Governor"
Military service
Allegiance
Qing Empire Republic of China
Branch/service
New Army National Revolutionary Army
Years of service
1911–1949
Rank
General
Commands
2nd Regiment, Shanxi Div. Beiyang Army
Army of Shanxi
2nd Military Region, NRA
Battles/wars
Xinhai Revolution
Northern Expedition
Central Plains War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Yan Xishan
Traditional Chinese
閻錫山
Simplified Chinese
阎锡山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yán Xīshān
Wade–Giles
Yen Hsi-shan
Yan Xishan or Yen Hsi-shan (IPA:[jɛ̌nɕíʂán]; 8 October 1883 – 22 July 1960) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. He effectively controlled the province of Shanxi from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution to the 1949 Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War. As the leader of a relatively small, poor, remote province, he survived Yuan Shikai, the Warlord Era, the Nationalist Era, the Japanese invasion of China and the subsequent civil war, being forced from office only when the Nationalist armies with which he was aligned had completely lost control of the Chinese mainland, isolating Shanxi from any source of economic or military supply. He has been viewed by Western biographers as a transitional figure who advocated using Western technology to protect Chinese traditions, while at the same time reforming older political, social and economic conditions in a way that paved the way for the radical changes that would occur after his rule.[1]
YanXishan or Yen Hsi-shan (IPA: [jɛ̌n ɕíʂán]; 8 October 1883 – 22 July 1960) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China...
invaded northeastern Suiyuan, which was controlled by the Shanxi warlord YanXishan. These Japanese-aligned troops seized Bailingmiao in northern Suiyuan...
former allies of Chiang. After the Northern Expedition ended in 1928, YanXishan, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren and Zhang Fakui broke off relations with Chiang...
to the Yellow River. With the assistance of allied warlords, including YanXishan and Feng Yuxiang, nationalist forces secured a series of decisive victories...
Legislative Yuan rejected Chu, Li was obliged to choose YanXishan instead. By this time Yan was well known for his adaptability, and Chiang welcomed...
along the inner Great Wall in Shanxi. The Commander of the 2nd War Zone, YanXishan, ordered Chinese troops to retreat and set up a defense line in Niangziguan...
Mongolian Army led by Demchugdongrub. Chinese forces were commanded by YanXishan (warlord of Shanxi), Wei Lihuang (14th Army Group), and Fu Zuoyi (7th...
Shikai, after assuming presidency, installed YanXishan as the governor of Shanxi. After Yuan's death, Yan consolidated his control over Shanxi and ruled...
Chinese military leader. He began his military career in the service of YanXishan, and he was widely praised for his defense of Suiyuan from the Japanese...
During the war between Chiang and alliance of the New Guangxi Clique, YanXishan, Feng Yuxiang, He commanded the army even after receiving word that his...
rule over Mainland China, Shanxi was mostly dominated by the warlord YanXishan until the Chinese Communist Party took full control in 1949; Communists...
Eighth Route Army troops led by Liu Bocheng and Kuomintang troops led by YanXishan (aka Jin clique) in what is now Shanxi Province, China. The campaign lasted...
Chiang and his warlord allies, including Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren and YanXishan. On the southern front, the NPA was pushed back from Jiangsu and Henan...
were the Suiyuan Pacification Headquarters under the command of General YanXishan. Fu Zuoyi, the governor of Suiyuan, was made commander of the 7th Group...
Beijing). YanXishan attacked the rear of the Guominjun from Shanxi, due to which Shi, along with Han Fuju's forces were sent to fight against Yan's army....
Yuxiang and YanXishan to form a central government in opposition to the one headed by Chiang. Wang took part in a conference hosted by Yan to draft a...
YanXishan and Li Zongren to challenge Chiang's supremacy, but was defeated by Chiang in the Central Plains War. Chiang then incited anti-YanXishan and...
Taiyuan Arsenal (Chinese: 太原兵工廠) was established by the Shanxi warlord, YanXishan who had become the Governor-General of Shanxi province in 1912. From the...
the warlord who controlled Shanxi from 1911–1949, YanXishan. Wang served throughout his career in Yan's army, fighting in numerous campaigns. In 1936 units...
Hulan took part in the pre-support work of the Dongzhuang battle against YanXishan's recalcitrant army. In 1946, 2000 of the cotton spinning task was handed...
became mercenaries in the employ of the pro-Nationalist warlord of Shanxi, YanXishan, after the resumption of the Chinese Civil War. Imamura fought against...
build up at warehouses. Few of the warlords had any sort of ideology. YanXishan, the "Model Governor" of Shanxi, professed a syncretic creed that merged...
Kenji asked YanXishan to establish peace between the NRA and the NPA and "take over northern China". Confident of Japanese support, Yan defected to the...
Kai-shek had appointed the Shanxi warlord YanXishan as Pacification Director of Taiyuan. Theoretically Yan had authority over all the Chinese military...
the establishment of Shanxi Military Government with YanXishan as the military governor. YanXishan would later become one of the warlords that plagued...
Premier Yan may refer to: Yan Huiqing (1877–1950), Premier of the Republic of China YanXishan (1883–1960), 4th Premier of the Republic of China Yen Chia-kan...
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