Xia Chao
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Xia Chao (Chinese: 夏超; Wade–Giles: Hsia Ch'ao; 1882–1926) was the long-time police chief of Zhejiang Province during the Chinese Warlord Era (1916–1928), and also served as the province's civil governor from 1924 to 1926. He was among the most powerful political figures in Zhejiang throughout much of his career. In order to maintain and expand his influence over the province, Xia opportunistically played out different Chinese warlord factions against each other. Plotting to gain Zhejiang's independence from the warlord regime of Sun Chuanfang, Xia launched a rebellion in 1926, but was captured and summarily executed.
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Xia Chao | |
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夏超 | |
Civil governor of Zhejiang Province | |
In office 1924–1926 | |
Deputy | Liao Xunpu (as top secretary)[1] |
Preceded by | Zhang Zaiyang |
Succeeded by | Chen Yi |
Police chief of Zhejiang | |
In office c. 1910s – c. 1920s | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1881 or 1882 Qingtian, Zhejiang, Qing China |
Died | 1926 Zhejiang, Republic of China |
Cause of death | Execution |
Political party | Tongmenghui (c. 1911) Wubei Clique (c. 1910s) Zhili clique (1924–26) Kuomintang (1926) |
Occupation | Military officer, policeman |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Branch/service | Zhejiang's provincial army (?–1926) National Revolutionary Army (NRA) (1926) |
Years of service | ?–1926 |
Commands | 18th Corps (NRA) |
Battles/wars | Xinhai Revolution National Protection War Warlord Era Northern Expedition |
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