Zhang Zongchang

Zhang Zongchang 張宗昌
Nickname(s)	"Dogmeat General" "72-Cannon Chang" "The Three Don't-Knows"
Born	1881 Yi County, Laizhou, Shandong, Qing China
Died	3 September 1932 (aged 50–51) Jinan, Shandong, Republic of China
Allegiance	Russian Empire Fengtian clique National Pacification Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Shandong Army Shandong–Zhili Army
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War Xinhai Revolution Second Revolution Warlord Era Second Zhili–Fengtian War Northern Expedition Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong

Zhang Zongchang (Chinese: 張宗昌; pinyin: Zhāng Zōngchāng; also romanized as Chang Tsung-chang; 1881 – 3 September 1932), courtesy name Xiaokun, was a Chinese warlord who ruled Shandong from 1925 to 1928. A member of the Fengtian clique, Zhang was notorious for his brutal and ruthless behavior, eccentric personality, and extravagant lifestyle, which earned him nicknames such as the "Dogmeat General"; Time dubbed him China's "basest warlord".^[1] Zhang's troops were defeated by the National Revolutionary Army during the Northern Expedition in 1928, and he fled to Japan before returning to Shandong in 1932, where he was assassinated by a young officer.