Zhang Xun

Zhang Xun
張勳
3rd Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet
In office
1 July – 12 July 1917
MonarchXuantong Emperor
Preceded byYuan Shikai (1912)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1854-09-16)16 September 1854
Fengxin County, Yichun, Jiangxi, Qing Empire
Died11 September 1923(1923-09-11) (aged 68)
Tianjin, Zhili, Republic of China
Political partyRoyalist Party
NicknameQueue General
Military service
Allegiance Qing dynasty
Republic of China
Empire of China
Branch/service Beiyang Army
Years of service1884–1917
RankGeneral officer
Field marshal
Battles/warsBoxer Rebellion
Xinhai Revolution
Second Revolution
National Protection War
Manchu Restoration

Zhang Xun (Chinese: 張勳; pinyin: Zhāng Xūn; Wade–Giles: Chang1 Hsün1; September 16, 1854 – September 11, 1923), courtesy name Shaoxuan (少軒), art name Songshou Laoren (松壽老人), nickname Bianshuai (辮帥, lit.'marshal with queue'), was a Chinese general and Qing loyalist who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Restoration of 1917. He also supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president.