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Chang Tso-lin

American  
[jahng tsoh-lin] / ˈdʒɑŋ ˈtsoʊˈlɪn /
(Pinyin) Zhang Zuolin

noun

  1. 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.


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He deserted Chang Tso-lin to join with Wu Pei-fu, war lord rival of Chang Tso-lin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Amleto Vespa was born in Italy, became a secret agent of Chinese War Lord Chang Tso-lin in 1920 and a Chinese citizen in 1924.

From Time Magazine Archive

The great lord Chang Tso-lin felt that as a matter of patriotism he must demand as much for China and himself as had the Nationalists at Hankow.

From Time Magazine Archive

They concentrated last week upon capturing Tsinan, the capital of Shantung, which was defended by Marshal Chang Chung-chang, a subordinate of the great Peking dictator, Marshal Chang Tso-lin.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Moukden Governor, General Chang Tso-lin, discussing the Chengchiatun affair with the writer, put the matter in a nutshell.

From The Fight For The Republic in China by B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale

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