- Duan Zhigui
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Duan Zhigui 
Duan ZhiguiBorn 段芝贵 1869
Hefei, AnhuiDied 1925
TianjinAllegiance 
Qing dynasty
Republic of ChinaRank general Other work Minister of War This is a Chinese name; the family name is Duan.Duan Zhigui (simplified Chinese: 段芝贵; traditional Chinese: 段芝貴; pinyin: Duàn Zhīguì; 1869–March 1925) was a Chinese general. Born in Hefei, Anhui, Duan gained the post of Heilongjiang governor in the late Qing dynasty and between 1912-13 he was governor of Chahar, and the military governor of Hubei between 1914–15, as well as Military and Civil governor of Fengtian in 1915-16.
A staunch supporter of Yuan Shikai, he was nicknamed the "Adopted Prince" and when Duan Qirui, a fellow Hefei native took the Beijing government, Duan was made a Minister of War in 1917, however with Duan Qirui's defeat by 1920, Duan Zhigui fled to the Japanese embassy. He was remitted in 1922 and lived in Tianjin until his death there in 1925.
Preceded by
Wang ShizhenMinister of War of the Republic of China
1917–1919Succeeded by
Jin YunpengWarlord era in early Republic of China (1916–1930) Main events (1916–1920) Main events (1920–1930) Northern Factions Southern Factions Empire of China (1915–1916)
National Protection War (1915–1916)
Death of Yuan Shikai (1916)
Manchu Restoration (1917)
Constitutional Protection Movement (1917–1922)
Siberian Intervention (1918–1920)
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
May Fourth Movement (1919)
Occupation of Mongolia (1919–1921)Zhili–Anhui War (1920)
Guangdong–Guangxi War (1920–1921)
First Zhili–Fengtian War (1922)
Second Zhili–Fengtian War (1924)
Beijing coup (1924)
Yunnan–Guangxi War (1925)
May 30 Movement (1925)
Anti–Fengtian War (1925–1926)
Northern Expedition (1926–1928)
Huánggūtun Incident (1928)
Flag Replacement of the Northeast (1928)
Central Plains War (1930)Categories:- 1869 births
- 1925 deaths
- People from Hefei
- Qing Dynasty generals
- Republic of China warlords from Anhui
- Governors of Heilongjiang
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