Sun Chuanfang

Sun Chuanfang established control over the wealthy Lower Yangtze region, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces. He became one of the most powerful warlords in southern China, commanding substantial revenues and military forces.

Sun Chuanfang formed the Five Provinces Alliance with other warlords to resist the expansion of the Fengtian clique. This alliance temporarily stabilized his position in the Lower Yangtze region.

Sun Chuanfang's forces were decisively defeated by the National Revolutionary Army during the Northern Expedition. He lost control of the Lower Yangtze provinces and fled, ending his warlord rule.

Sun Chuanfang was assassinated in Tianjin by a woman named Shi Jianqiao, who claimed revenge for her father's death during the warlord conflicts. His death marked the end of his influence in Chinese politics.