Long Jiguang

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisLong( long ).

Long Jiguang
Born	1867 YunnanProvince,Qing Empire
Died	March 12, 1925 Beijing,Republic of China
Allegiance	Qing dynasty Republic of China Empire of China
Service/ branch	Beiyang clique
Rank	General
Battles / wars	Xinhai Revolution Second Revolution National Protection War Constitutional Protection War Zhili–Anhui War
Awards	Order of Rank and Merit

Long Jiguang
Traditional Chinese	LongTếQuang
Simplified Chinese	LongTếQuang
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lóng Jìguāng

Long Jiguang( long tế quang ) (1867–1925) was an ethnicHaniChinese general of the late Qing and early Republican period of China.

Biography

Long's older brotherJinguang( long cận quang ) was also a general. Long began his military career suppressing anti-Qing rebellion by Republican revolutionaries in China. After the fall of the Qing, he supportedYuan ShikaiagainstSun Yat-sen.After Yuan created theEmpire of China,Long fought against theGuangxiwarlords Lu Rongting andLi Liejun,who opposed Yuan's restoration of the monarchy. An opponent of theConstitutional Protection Movement,Long fled southern China to Beijing, where he supportedDuan Qiruiand theAnhui cliqueuntil their defeat in theZhili–Anhui War.Long died in Beijing on the same day as Sun Yat-sen.

Ye Juwas one of his lieutenants.