Tieliang (5 April 1863 – 8 June 1938), courtesy name Baochen, was a member of

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, a general in the late

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and one of the main members of the

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Life

He served as the Minister of War from 1906, and he strongly opposed

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. He also opposed regent

Zaifeng Zaifeng (12 February 1883 – 3 February 1951), also known as Tsai Feng, Prince of Ch'ün, formally known by his title Prince Chun, was a Manchu prince and regent of the late Qing dynasty. He was a son of Yixuan, the seventh son of the Da ...

, calling him "incompetent" and wanted Longyu to serve as regent. During the

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, when the revolutionaries attacked

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, Tieliang led his subordinate

Zhang Xun Zhang Xun (; September 16, 1854 – September 11, 1923), courtesy name Shaoxuan (), art name Songshoulaoren (), nickname Bianshuai (, ), was a Chinese general and Qing loyalist who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Re ...

to defend it. After the fall of Nanjing, Tieliang fled to

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on a Japanese warship and was dismissed by the imperial court. After returning to

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, he formed the

with Zaixun,

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, Liangbi and others to oppose the abdication of the Qing emperor. After the

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was formed, he moved to the British Concession in Tianjin. He traveled between

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and other places, planning the restoration of the Qing dynasty with

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and others. In 1917, his former subordinate Zhang Xun came to Beijing to mediate the dispute between

Duan Qirui Duan Qirui (; ) (March 6, 1865 – November 2, 1936) was a Chinese warlord and politician, a commander of the Beiyang Army and the acting Chief Executive of the Republic of China (in Beijing) from 1924 to 1926. He was also the Premier of the R ...

and

Li Yuanhong Li Yuanhong (; courtesy name Songqing 宋卿) (October 19, 1864 – June 3, 1928) was a Chinese politician during the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China. He was the president of the Republic of China between 1916 and 1917, and between 1922 ...

. Tieliang took the opportunity to encourage Zhang Xun to lead his Queue Army to restore Puyi. Puyi ascended the throne on July 1, but Zhang was defeated by Duan Qirui only 12 days after the restoration. In 1931, he participated in planning to take Puyi to

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. In 1938, Tieliang died of illness at his residence on Gordon Road in the British Concession in Tianjin.{{Cite web , title=满洲镶白旗人清末大臣铁良简介 – 帝王将相 – 史记传 , url=https://www.shijizhuan.com/fengyun/dwjx/146133.html , access-date=2023-10-19 , website=www.shijizhuan.com , language=zh-CN

References

1836 births 1938 deaths Qing dynasty military personnel