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Warlord (other)
A warlord is a military leader. Warlord, War Lord or Warlords may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''The War Lord'', a 1965 American film starring Charlton Heston * The Warlord (film), ''The Warlord'' (film), a 1972 Hong Kong film directed by Li Han-hsiang * Warlords (film), ''Warlords'' (film), a 1988 American film * ''The Warlords'', a 2007 Chinese film directed by Peter Chan, starring Andy Lau, Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro Television * Warlord (Star Trek: Voyager), "Warlord" (''Star Trek: Voyager)'', a 1996 episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * The War Lord (I Spy), "The War Lord" (''I Spy''), an episode of the series ''I Spy'' * The War Lord, the chief of an alien race called the "War Lords" in the Doctor Who serial ''The War Games'' * "The Warlords", fourth episode of the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Crusade (Doctor Who)#ep4, The Crusade'' Music * Warlord (band), an American 1980s heavy metal band * Warlord (hardcore band), an American Christian metal band * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warlord
A warlord is a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region in a country without a strong national government; largely because of coercive control over the armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of history, albeit in a variety of different capacities within the political, economic, and social structure of states or ungoverned territories. The term is most often applied to China in the mid-19th century and the early 20th century. The term can also be used for any supreme military leader. Historical origins and etymology The first appearance of the word "warlord" dates to 1856, when used by American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson in a highly critical essay on the aristocracy in England, "Piracy and war gave place to trade, politics and letters; the war-lord to the law-lord; the privilege was kept, whilst the means of obtaining it were changed." During the First World War, the term appeared in China as ''Junfa'' ( 軍閥), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
