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Fengtian clique
The
Fengtian Clique
was one of several mutually hostile cliques or factions that split from the
Beiyang Clique
in the
Republic of China
's
Warlord Era
. It was named for
Fengtian Province
(now
Liaoning
) and led by
Zhang Zuolin
. The Fengtian clique participated in conflicts with the
Zhili clique
for control of
Beijing
: the
First Zhili-Fengtian War
(1922) and the
Second Zhili-Fengtian War
(1924). Zhang Zuolin provided weapons to anti
Guominjun
Muslim rebels led by Ma Tingrang during the
Muslim conflict in Gansu (1927–1930)
. The power of the Fengtian Clique began to decrease in the midst of the Kuomintang's
Northern Expedition
. While retreating North Zhang Zuolin's Japanese sponsors blew up his train, killing him. After the assassination of Zhang Zuolin in 1928 by the Japanese, his son,
Zhang Xueliang
took over the leadership of the clique. Zhang Xueliang then went on to pledge himself and his army to
Chiang Kai-Shek
.
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