Yang Sen | |
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.jpg) Yang Sen, c. 1920s | |
| Native name | 楊森 |
| Born | 20 February 1884 Guang'an, Sichuan, Qing dynasty |
| Died | 15 May 1977 (aged 93) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Allegiance |  Qing Dynasty Republic of China |
| Years of service | 1904–1977 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Beiyang Army |
| Commands | Governor of Sichuan Province, Military-Governor of Sichuan Province, General Officer Commanding XX Corps, Commander in Chief 27th Army Grou, Deputy Commander in Chief 6th War Area, Deputy Commander in Chief 9th War Area, Chairman of the Government of Guizhou Province |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
| Relations | Yang Hanxiu (楊漢秀, niece, 1913-1949) Yang Hanlie (楊漢烈, son, 1917-1987) |
| Other work | Politician |
Yang Sen (Chinese: 楊森; pinyin: Yáng Sēn; 20 February 1884 – 15 May 1977) was a warlord and general of the Sichuan clique who had a long military career in China. Although he was a provincial warlord, he served Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang (KMT) government, especially during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He also served as governor of Sichuan and Guizhou provinces. After the Communists defeated the KMT in the Chinese Civil War, he retreated with the KMT government to Taiwan.
He was also known as a Taoist master and had numerous wives, concubines and children. He published a book about the supercentenarian Li Ching-yuen, who supposedly lived 197 or 256 years.