Yang Zengxin
Yang Zengxin | |
|---|---|
| 楊增新 | |
Yang Zengxin | |
| Governor of Sinkiang | |
| In office 1912 – July 7, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Yuan Dahua |
| Succeeded by | Jin Shuren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1864 Mengzi, Yunnan |
| Died | July 7, 1928 (aged 64) Ürümqi, Xinjiang |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Xinjiang clique |
| Residence | Urumqi |
| Profession | Magistrate |
| Awards | Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-Hu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Qing Dynasty Republic of China Empire of China |
Yang Zengxin (traditional Chinese: 楊增新; simplified Chinese: 杨增新; pinyin: Yáng Zēngxīn; Wade–Giles: Yang Tseng-hsin; March 6, 1864 – July 7, 1928) was a Chinese warlord who was the ruler of Xinjiang after the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 and during the Warlord Era until his assassination in 1928.