After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the feudal society that lasted for more than two thousand years officially came to an end, and the feudal society entered the Republic of China period, which was the progress of civilization. Although it is said that it is the Republic of China, it is also a war, the people are not happy, there are strong enemies outside, and the Republic of China is eyeing the Republic of China, and at the same time, it is also very chaotic internally, there is no unification, especially after Yuan Shikai's death, the Republic of China is even more chaotic, and the powerful figures in various places have risen together, and slowly formed a local warlord group headed by the localities. In order to compete for the right to dominate Beiyang, they carried out a series of open and secret struggles, and even launched a war, known in history as warlord melee.
In this warlord melee, the stronger warlord group can gain a place in the chaotic world of the Republic of China and become the king of one side. If we talk about the tyrant figures who have the title of local kings in this chaotic era of the Republic of China, there are as many as cattle hair. For example, Zhang Zuolin, a well-known warlord group of Fengzhi, has long occupied the three northeastern provinces, so he was named The King of Northeast China. Including his eldest son Zhang Xueliang, after inheriting the throne of his father Zhang Zuolin, he was also regarded as the second generation of the King of Northeast China. Zhang Zuolin was called a veteran marshal by the General of the Feng army, and Zhang Xueliang was called a young marshal by the general of the Feng Army.
In addition to the father and son of the Zhang family, there was also the warlord Sun Chuanfang, who was directly related to the five southeastern provinces, who was also a tyrant figure during the Republic of China period, occupying the richest places at that time in Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places, belonging to the territory that wanted to have territory, money and money, and the military strength in the heyday reached 300,000, becoming the famous southeast king. There is also Feng Yuxiang, who occupies the northwest, and also belongs to the chaotic Republic of China, a tyrant figure. At its peak, the number of the Northwest Army reached 400,000, which was a local warlord group that Chiang Kai-shek was most afraid of, but Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army also had a fatal weakness, that is, it was relatively poor, not as poor as Sun Chuanfang's five southeastern provinces.
If the local kings of the Republic of China are ranked, then Zhang Zuolin, the king of the northeast, Feng Yuxiang, the king of the northwest, and Sun Chuanfang, the king of the southeast, belong to the first rank, because their titles are all named after the region. There was also a group of local kings with the title of provinces. For example, everyone is more familiar with the King of Yunnan, that is, Tang Jiyao, a warlord of Yunnan who occupied the southwest border during the Republic of China. He was the first king of Yunnan, because after him, due to the failure of his administrative rule, his position was replaced by Long Yun. Therefore, Long Yun became the second generation of Yunnan kings. Including, the later successor, Lu Han, was also known as the third generation of Yunnan Kings.
The Southern Heavenly King was during the Republic of China period, which made Guangdong a semi-independent situation Chen Jitang. He was originally a small division commander in the Cantonese army, but through the Northern Expedition, he continued to strengthen himself, and militarily drove out Zhang Fakui, monopolizing the power of Guangdong and becoming the famous King of the Southern Heavens. The first generation of Guangxi kings was Lu Rongting, whose history of fortune was very similar to Zhang Zuolin's, both of which were born in Caokou, so they were called Northern Zhang Nanlu. However, his later position was replaced by Li Zongren, and Lu Rongting withdrew from the stage of history. It can be seen that in this chaotic era of the Republic of China, if you do not pay attention, you will be replaced.
But there are also local kings who have not been replaced by the Republic of China. He was Yan Xishan, the king of Shanxi, a local warlord clique that had been in charge of Shanxi for 38 years, and had survived longer than Chiang Kai-shek's military clique. No matter how much war he later experienced, Yan Xishan still held the power of Shanxi and became a tumbler in the Republic of China period. Of course, there are also local kings who change frequently, such as Tan Tingmin, Tang Qianming, Zhao Hengxi, Tang Shengzhi, He Jian and other Republic of China tyrants who all have the title of King of Hunan.
After experiencing large and small battles, Liu Xiang, who had fought back Liu Wenhui countless times, successfully ascended to the throne of the King of Sichuan. There is also a group of Ma family warlords who have long occupied Qinghai (Ma Bufang) and Ningxia (Ma Hongkui), and are regarded as local tu emperors. Zhang Zongchang, the king of Shandong, was also a local king during the Republic of China, and was defeated by Chiang Kai-shek in the Northern Expedition, and Han Fuqu, a former general of the Northwest Army, took charge of Shandong, becoming the second generation of Shandong kings.
It is not simple to be able to find a place in the era of the chaotic world of the Republic of China and become a local king of the Republic of China. But with the tide of history, these local kings, who once dominated one side, also slowly withdrew from the stage of history, ending that chaotic era.