Liu Xiang (warlord)
Liu Xiang | |||||||||
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劉湘 | |||||||||
General Liu Xiang | |||||||||
| Governor of Sichuan | |||||||||
| In office December 1934 – January 1938 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Wenhui | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Qun | ||||||||
| President of Chongqing University | |||||||||
| In office October 1929 – August 1935 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hu Shuhua | ||||||||
| Chief of General Staff | |||||||||
| In office July 1926 – June 1927 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Ruxian | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Position revoked | ||||||||
| Commander of Sichuan Clique | |||||||||
| In office June 1921 – May 1922 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Cunhou | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Liu Chengxun | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1890 Dayi, Sichuan, Qing China | ||||||||
| Died | 20 January 1938 (aged 47) Hankou, Wuhan, Hubei, Republic of China | ||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||
| Allegiance | Republic of China | ||||||||
| Branch/service | Sichuan clique | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1904–1938 | ||||||||
| Rank | General | ||||||||
| Unit | 33rd Brigade | ||||||||
| Commands | Commander in Chief 23rd Army Group, general director of the 7th war zone | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | Xinhai Revolution, Chinese Civil War, Second Sino-Japanese War | ||||||||
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉湘 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘湘 | ||||||||
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Liu Xiang or Liu Hsiang (Chinese: 劉湘; 1 July 1890 – 20 January 1938) was one of the warlords who controlled Sichuan province during the Warlord era of 20th-century China.