Duan Qirui (1865~1936) Duan Qirui (1865–1936), originally named Qirui, courtesy name Zhiquan, also known in his later years as the Old Man of the Righteous Path, was of Han ethnicity and from Hefei, Anhui. He was born on March 6, 1865 (the ninth day of the second lunar month in the fourth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty). He was a politician during the Republican era and the leader of the Anhui Clique warlords. He was a native of Taipingji in Lu’an County (now Jinqiao Township, Feixi County). On March 6, 1865 (the ninth day of the second lunar month in the fourth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty), he was born in his ancestral home three li north of Taipingji in Lu’an County. His grandfather, Duan Pei (courtesy name Yunshan), had in earlier years traded in smuggled salt and organized local militias alongside Liu Mingchuan, earning merit for suppressing the Nian Rebellion. He later became commander of the Huai Army, leading troops abroad. His father, Duan Congwen, was a farmer who made a living by renting and cultivating land. His mother... More+
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