Yang Zengxin | |
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楊增新 | |
Governor of Sinkiang | |
In office 1912 – July 7, 1928 | |
Preceded by | Yuan Dahua[1] |
Succeeded by | Jin Shuren |
Personal details | |
Born | March 6, 1864 Mengzi, Yunnan |
Died | July 7, 1928 Ürümqi, Xinjiang | (aged 64)
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.