Wu Peifu

Wu Peifu
吳佩孚
Gen. Wu Peifu
Nickname(s)"Jade Marshal" (玉帥)
Born(1874-04-22)April 22, 1874
Penglai, Shandong, Qing Empire
DiedDecember 4, 1939(1939-12-04) (aged 65)
Beiping, Republic of China (Japanese occupied Zone)
Allegiance
Service / branch Beiyang Army, Zhili clique
Years of service1898–1927
RankMarshal
Commands3rd Division, Beiyang Army
Battles / wars
Awards
Wu Peifu
Traditional Chinese吳佩孚
Simplified Chinese吴佩孚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Pèifú
Wade–GilesWu2 P'ei4-fu2
IPAIPA: pʰèɪ̯fú]
Wu on the cover of Time, 8 September 1924; he was the first Chinese person to feature on the cover

Wu Peifu[1] (also spelled Wu P'ei-fu[2]) (Chinese: 吳佩孚; April 22, 1874 – December 4, 1939) was a Chinese warlord and major figure in the Warlord Era in China from 1916 to 1927.

  1. ^ Karl E. Meyer; Shareen Blair Brysac (10 March 2015). The China Collectors: America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures. St. Martin's Press. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-1-137-27976-7.
  2. ^ The China Monthly Review, Volume 38. Millard. September 1926.