Word: lorded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...That the armies of Super-Tuchun Feng Yu-hsiang, formerly "War lord of Peking," might swarm down again upon that city from Mongolia, whither they were driven during the summer by "Chang and Wu (TIME, June...
Super-Tuchun Sun Chuan-feng, "War lord of Shanghai," appeared to have gone to Wu's aid too late (TIME, Sept. 20) and was experiencing difficulty last week in holding against the Communists one of his military strongholds, Nanchang, only 400 miles from Shanghai...
Super-Tuchun Chang Tso-lin, "War lord of Manchuria and Peking," sent re-enforcements to Wu somewhat half-heartedly last week, but concentrated upon improving the defenses of Peking. He feared...
Super-Tuchun Wu Pei-fu, until recently "War lord of Central China," long a potent bulwark against Communism, found his forces crumbling and his officers deserting by dozens last week as he retreated from Hankow, his one-time stronghold on the Yangtze, to Chengchow in northern Honan Province...
Super-Tuchun Chang Kaishek, the victorious Cantonese war lord, spent the week in directing successful campaigns against Wu and Sun and in strengthening his position at Hankow...