Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (died 2001)

Zhang Xueliang

Chinese general and warlord (1901–2001)

Zhang Xueliang, also commonly known by his nickname "the Young Marshal", was a Chinese general who in 1928 succeeded his father Zhang Zuolin as the commander of the Northeastern Army. He is best known for his role in the Xi'an Incident in 1936, in which he arrested Chiang…