Shanxi clique

Shanxi clique
Active	1911–1937
Country	Republic of China
Allegiance	Beiyang government Nationalist government (1927–1929; 1930–1949)
Type	Warlord clique
Engagements	Bai Lang Rebellion Northern Expedition Central Plains War Battle of Taiyuan
Commanders
Warlord	Yan Xishan

The Shanxi clique, also known as the Jin clique (simplified Chinese: 晋系; traditional Chinese: 晉系; pinyin: Jìn Xì; Jin is the short name of Shanxi) was a military clique in China during the Warlord Era. Yan Xishan was its warlord.

History

Yan Xishan's soldiers in 1925

After Yuan Shikai's death in 1916, Yan Xishan waited for a year before removing Yuan's supporters in Shanxi, gaining power. Yan did not fight in China's civil wars, but he would fight other soldiers if they invaded Shanxi. In 1927, the Fengtian clique tried to make Yan Xishan join their side in the Northern Expedition, but he joined the Kuomintang. He also took part in the Central Plains War (1930) but lost.

References

Sources

• Wang, Ke-wen (1998). Modern China: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8153-0720-4.
• Spence, Jonathan D. (1997). The Search for Modern China. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-97351-8.
• Gillin, Donald G. (1967). Warlord: Yen Hsi-shan in Shansi Province 1911–1949. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-06-91650-13-5.