Wang Zhanyuan () (February 20, 1861 – September 14, 1934) was a Chinese general of the Warlord Era of China's Republican period, whose power base was in

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The ...

province.

Biography

In October 1911, during the

Xinhai Revolution The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution was the culmination of a ...

, he was a colonel and assigned the First Army, which fought against the revolutionaries of the

Wuchang Uprising The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last ...

and commanded the 3rd Brigade of the

Beiyang Army The Beiyang Army (), named after the Beiyang region,Hong Zhang (2019)"Yuan Shikai and the Significance of his Troop Training at Xiaozhan, Tianjin, 1895–1899" ''The Chinese Historical Review'' 26(1) was a large, Western-style Imperial Chinese Ar ...

's 2nd Division. He was among the officers to be awarded the title ''batulu'', which meant "brave warrior" in the

Manchu language Manchu (Manchu:, ) is a critically endangered East Asian Tungusic language native to the historical region of Manchuria in Northeast China. As the traditional native language of the Manchus, it was one of the official languages of the Qin ...

, soon after the Qing army captured

Hankou Hankou, alternately romanized as Hankow (), was one of the three towns (the other two were Wuchang and Hanyang) merged to become modern-day Wuhan city, the capital of the Hubei province, China. It stands north of the Han and Yangtze Rivers whe ...

. On November 28 Col. Wang was made commander of the 2nd Division, replacing Ma Longbiao, who fell ill.

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File:Wang Zhanyuan1.jpg, Wang Zhanyuan in military uniform File:Wang Zhanyuan4.jpg, Wang Zhanyuan in later life

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* {{Commonscat, Wang Zhanyuan 1861 births 1934 deaths Qing dynasty generals Republic of China warlords from Hebei Politicians from Handan Empire of China (1915–1916)