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The term 'Warlordism' was coined to describe chaos at the end of the Qing Dynasty and at the birth of the Republic of China, especially after the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916.
He Fenglin graduated from the Beiyang Military Academy then he entered the New Army. In May 1912 He Fenglin was promoted to Commander of the 8th Brigade of the 4th Division. After the death of Yuan Shikai, He Fenglin joined the Anhui clique commander Lu Yongxiang. Later He participated in the Fengtian clique. When Zhang Zuolin became Generalissimo, He Fenglin was made Supreme Commander of the Model Army Corps of the Anguojun ('Peaceful Country Army'). After the Beijing Government collapsed, He Fenglin escaped to the Northeast. In 1931 he was appointed Chief of the Council of the Commander‐in‐Chief's Office, Northeast Border Defence Army. He Fenglin died in 1935.
Duan Qirui (Chinese: 段祺瑞; pinyin: Duàn Qíruì; Wade–Giles: Tuan Ch'i-jui) (6 March 1865 - November 2, 1936) was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army, and the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China (in Beijing) from November 24, 1924 to April 20; 1926. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.