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Nationalist Chinese Army general. Born into a landowning family in Xinyi (Hsing-i), Guizhou (Kweichow) Province on 2 April 1890, He Yingqin (Ho Ying-ch’in) received a thorough military education in both Chinese and Japanese military schools. After the outbreak of the Chinese Revolution in 1911, he returned to China and joined the revolutionary forces in Shanghai, […]

Chinese statesman Li Hongzhang, c. 1890. Despite his notable losses during the Sino-Japanese War, Li Hongzhang nonetheless remains an important general in Chinese military history for his efforts at modernizing the Chinese army. As a viceroy for the imperial court, Li attempted to strengthen China’s standing in the region through diplomatic ties with Western nations, […]

Tang Taizong, second emperor and co-founder with his father of the Tang dynasty, demonstrated a combination of military and political skill that made him one of China’s great emperors. His mastery of the nomadic threat is especially notable. Tang Taizong: “Questions and Answers” Tang Taizong, the second Tang dynasty emperor, was a skilled military leader […]

Yuan Shikai poses with American military and diplomatic representatives on the day of US recognition of the Republic of China. Born in 1859, Yuan Shikai was part of a relatively affluent clan in Xiangcheng, Henan province. He was never a good student, but he excelled in physical activity; after twice failing the imperial examinations necessary […]