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Chang Hsueh-Liang Biography and Timeline

Follow Chang Hsueh-Liang through 10 dated historical records for China.

Chang Hsueh-Liang, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

10Distinct records
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1900–2001Years on this page

1900

Birth of Chang Hsueh-Liang

Warfare / Military

Birth of Chang Hsueh-Liang

1920

General

General · Warfare / Military

Appointed General in the Manchurian army

1924

Capture of Beijing

General · Beijing · Warfare / Military

Captures Peking

Capture of Tientsin

General · Tientsin · Warfare / Military

Captures Tientsin

1934

Exile of Chang Hsueh-Liang

General · Warfare / Civil War

Returns to China & commands his exiled Manchurian in support of Chiang Kai-Shek

Role range: 1926-1949

1936

Alliance Chang Hsueh-Liang and Chou En-Lai

General · Warfare / Civil War

Chang Hsueh-Liang signs a secret non-aggression pact with Chou En-Lai

Role range: 1926-1949

Arrest of Chiang Kai-Shek

General · Xian · Warfare / Civil War

Forces Chiang Kai-Shek to end the civil war & unite against Japan. Arrests Chiang Kai-Shek to force him into a temporary alliance with Chou En-Lai

Role range: 1926-1949

Arrest of Chiang Kai-Shek

General · Xian · Warfare / Civil War

Arrests Chiang Kai-Shek

Role range: 1926-1949

1937

Arrest of Chang Hsueh-Liang

General · Warfare / Civil War

Placed under house arrest for 50 yrs. Hsueh-Liang releases Chiang Kai-Shek & has himself put under Chiang Kai-Sheks arrest

Role range: 1926-1949

2001

Death of Chang Hsueh-Liang

General · Warfare / Military

Death of Chang Hsueh-Liang

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.