Guo Songling

Guo Songling
郭松龄
Born1883 (1883)
Mukden, Fengtian Province, Qing dynasty
DiedDecember 25, 1925(1925-12-25) (aged 41–42)
Laodafang Village, Liaozhong County, Mukden, Fengtian Province, Republic of China
Allegiance Qing Dynasty (1905–1912)
Beiyang Government (1911–1925)
Service / branch Fengtian Clique
Years of service1905–1925
Battles / warsFirst Zhili–Fengtian War
Second Zhili–Fengtian War

Guo Songling (simplified Chinese: 郭松龄; traditional Chinese: 郭松齡; pinyin: Guō Sōnglíng; Wade–Giles: Kuo Sung-ling) (1883 – 24 December 1925) was a Chinese general who served in the Fengtian Army under Zhang Zuolin during the Chinese Warlord Era. A republican sympathiser who briefly served under Sun Yat-Sen, he was a teacher of and an important influence on Zhang Zuolin's son, Zhang Xueliang. Citing desire to avoid civil war, he led a three-month rebellion against Zhang Zuolin which led to his defeat and execution.