Zhang Zongchang

Zhang Zongchang
張宗昌
Nickname(s)
  • "Dogmeat General"
  • "72-Cannon Chang"
  • "The Three Don't-Knows"
  • "General Eighty-Six"
Born1881
Yi County, Laizhou, Shandong, Qing China
Died3 September 1932 (aged 50–51)
Jinan, Shandong, Republic of China
Allegiance
RankGeneral
Commands
Battles / wars

Zhang Zongchang (Chinese: 張宗昌; pinyin: Zhāng Zōngchāng; also romanized as Chang Tsung-chang; 1881 – 3 September 1932), courtesy name Xiaokun, was a Chinese warlord who ruled Shandong from 1925 to 1928. A member of the Fengtian clique, Zhang was notorious for his brutal and ruthless behavior, eccentric personality, and extravagant lifestyle, which earned him nicknames such as the "Dogmeat General"; Time dubbed him China's "basest warlord".[1] Zhang's troops were defeated by the National Revolutionary Army during the Northern Expedition in 1928, and he fled to Japan before returning to Shandong in 1932, where he was assassinated by a young officer.

  1. ^ "CHINA: Basest War Lord". TIME. 7 March 1927. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.