Anhui clique
The Anhui clique (Chinese: 皖系; pinyin: Wǎn Xì) was a military and political organization, one of several mutually hostile cliques or factions that split from the Beiyang clique in the Republic of China's Warlord Era. It was named after Anhui province because several of its generals–including its founder, Duan Qirui–were born in Anhui.
| The Anhui Clique | |
|---|---|
| 皖系 Wǎn Xì | |
| Active | 1916–1920 |
| Disbanded | 1920 |
| Country | Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Beiyang government |
| Type | Warlord faction |
| Size | 40,000–100,000 (Estimate) |
| Engagements | Zhili–Anhui War Occupation of Mongolia |
| Commanders | |
| Premier | Duan Qirui |
| General | Xu Shuzheng |
The clique's main members were Duan Qirui, Duan Zhigui, Jin Yunpeng, Wang Yitang, Lu Yongxiang, Zhang Jingyao, Wu Guangxin, Chen Shufan, Zheng Shiqi, Xu Shuzheng, etc.
The Anhui Clique primarily saw their main base of support around the Anhui Province and the Beiyang Government
Because the Anhui clique organized itself very early, it was more politically sophisticated than its warlord rivals.
The Anhui clique had an uneasy co-existence with the Zhili clique and Fengtian clique in the politics of the Beiyang government, often finding itself at odds with the two cliques.