p'ei-fu

Updated: August 16, 2026

All that counted were the generals, the most prominent of whom were: Chang Tso-lin, who had control of Manchuria and had made certain terms with Japan, but who was ultimately murdered by the Japanese ; Wu P'ei-fu, who held North China; the so-called "Christian general", Fêng Yü-hsiang, and Ts'ao K'un, who became president in 1923.

Wolfram Eberhard - A History of China