Ep. 238 | The Warlord Era (Part 8)

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Part 8 in this series first presents a brief overview of "The Model Governor" Yan Xishan and his home province of Shanxi. After some daring moves on Chiang Kai-shek's part, he bests his opponents and takes control of the KMT and the National Revolutionary Army. Under his command, Chiang launches the Northern Expedition. This episode will focus on the fateful years of 1926-1927. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.6	Lausla Montgomery here. The China History Podcast, Part 8 today. The Chinese
0:56.6	Warlord era. You could be sure. Everyone in China has had enough of these warlords.
1:02.6	And starting in this episode, it's time to take them down.
1:06.3	But before we go there, allow me to pull over once again
1:09.7	and introduce you to one more major heavy of the warlord era. This was Jenshi Shan.
1:16.0	When you think of the most well-known names from this era,
1:20.2	Jenshi Shan always makes the list. He was a marquee name from the Warlord Hall of Fame.
1:27.0	Well, if that's true, why is it we're already eight episodes into the series and we've hardly heard his name?
1:32.0	And it's already 1925,
1:34.1	1926. Where's he been hiding out?
1:37.6	Well, Yenshe Shan wasn't hiding out and like his warlord brethren,
1:41.7	he'd already been the master of his own province since 1917.
1:46.4	He was the warlord of Shanxi, and in saying that, if you're familiar with that, laid-back
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