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Zhang Xun (; 1854-1923) Qing-loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi
Puyi

Puyi , of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family, was the last Emperor of China. He ruled in two periods between 1908 and 1924, firstly as the Xuantong Emperor between 1908 and 1912, and nominally as a non-ruling puppet emperor for twelve days in 1917....
 in 1917. He supported Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai was an important Chinese people general and politician famous for his influence during the Qing Dynasty#Rule of Empress Dowager Cixi, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the Pu Yi of China, his autocratic rule as the second President of the Republic of China of the Republic of China, and his short-lived attem...
 during his time as president.

Zhang served as a military escort for Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager CixiEmpress Dowager Cixi#Names of Empress Dowager Cixi , popularly known in China as the West Dowager Empress , was from the Manchu Yehe Nara Clan....
 during the Boxer Uprising. He fought for the Qing at Nanjing in 1911, then seized Nanjing
Nanjing

is the capital city of China's Jiangsu province of China, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and Chinese culture. Nanjing served as the capital of China during several historical periods and is listed as one of the Historical capitals of China....
 from the KMT in 1913. Despite allowing his troops to savagely loot the city, Zhang was named a field marshal by Yuan.






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Zhang Xun (; 1854-1923) Qing-loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi
Puyi

Puyi , of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family, was the last Emperor of China. He ruled in two periods between 1908 and 1924, firstly as the Xuantong Emperor between 1908 and 1912, and nominally as a non-ruling puppet emperor for twelve days in 1917....
 in 1917. He supported Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai was an important Chinese people general and politician famous for his influence during the Qing Dynasty#Rule of Empress Dowager Cixi, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the Pu Yi of China, his autocratic rule as the second President of the Republic of China of the Republic of China, and his short-lived attem...
 during his time as president.

Zhang served as a military escort for Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager CixiEmpress Dowager Cixi#Names of Empress Dowager Cixi , popularly known in China as the West Dowager Empress , was from the Manchu Yehe Nara Clan....
 during the Boxer Uprising. He fought for the Qing at Nanjing in 1911, then seized Nanjing
Nanjing

is the capital city of China's Jiangsu province of China, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and Chinese culture. Nanjing served as the capital of China during several historical periods and is listed as one of the Historical capitals of China....
 from the KMT in 1913. Despite allowing his troops to savagely loot the city, Zhang was named a field marshal by Yuan. In 1917 Zhang entered Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 to restore Puyi along with Kang Youwei
Kang Youwei

Kang Youwei , was a China scholar, noted Chinese calligraphy and prominent political thinker and Reform movement of the late Qing Dynasty. He led movements to establish a constitutional monarchy and was an ardent Chinese nationalist....
 but was thwarted by other generals. Zhang then took refuge in the Dutch legation and did not participate in politics again.