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Also Known As Shaoshuai • Young Marshal • Hanqing • Chang Hsüeh-liang
Born June 3, 1901 • China
Died October 14, 2001 (aged 100) • Honolulu • Hawaii
Notable Family Members father Zhang Zuolin
Role In Xi’an Incident
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese statesman
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Zhu De
Chinese military leader
Ye Jianying
Chinese politician
Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
An Lushan
Chinese general
Wendi
emperor of Sui dynasty
Zhang Zhidong, engraving.
Zhang Zhidong
Chinese official
Zeng Guofan, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Zeng Guofan
Chinese official
Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Shikai
president of China
Zhang Guotao
Chinese political leader
Xiang Yu
Chinese rebel leader
Wu Sangui
Chinese general
Yang Xiuqing
Chinese rebel leader
Zuo Zongtang
Chinese official
Duan Qirui
Duan Qirui
Chinese warlord