Zhang Peiyuan (traditional Chinese:
張培元) ( – 1 June 1934) was a
Han chinese
The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive va ...
general, commander of the
Ili
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* Irish Life International, part of Irish Life and Permanent
* Intuitive Logical Introvert, a personality type in socionics
* Influenza-like illness
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garrison. He fought against
Uighur and
Tungans
Dungan, Xiao'erjing: ; zh, s=东干族, t=東干族, p=Dōnggān zú, w=Tung1kan1-tsu2, , Xiao'erjing: ; russian: Дунгане, ''Dungane''; ky, Дуңгандар, ''Duñgandar'', دۇنغاندار; kk, Дүңгендер, ''Düñgende ...
during the
Kumul revolt, but then secretly negotiated with the Tungan general
Ma Zhongying to form an alliance against
Sheng Shicai
Sheng Shicai (; 3 December 189513 July 1970) was a Chinese warlord who ruled Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944. Sheng's rise to power started with a coup d'état in 1933 when he was appointed the ''duban'' or Military Governor of Xinjiang. His rule o ...
and the Soviet Union. Zhang's army had about 3,000 soldiers. They almost destroyed Sheng's armies when the Soviet Union
invaded Xinjiang and overran Zhang's forces. Zhang committed suicide to avoid capture by the Soviets at the Muzart Pass during a snow storm.
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Republic of China warlords from Qinghai
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National Revolutionary Army generals from Qinghai
1934 deaths
Suicides in the Republic of China
Year of birth missing
People from Hainan Prefecture
Suicides by firearm in China