Cai E
| Cai E | |
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General Cai E
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| Governor of Yunnan | |
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In office 1911 – 1913, 1916 |
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| Succeeded by | Tang Jiyao |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 December 1882.svg){kind=small} Shaoyang, Hunan, China
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| Died | 8 November 1916 (aged 33) Fukuoka, Japan
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| Resting place | Yuelu Mountain, Xiang River, Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Nationality | Han Chinese |
| Political party |
Tongmenghui Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | Shiwu College Tokyo Shimbu Gakko Imperial Japanese Army Academy |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars |
Xinhai Revolution National Protection War |
Cai E (simplified Chinese: 蔡锷; traditional Chinese: 蔡鍔; pinyin: Cài È; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai4 E4; 18 December 1882 – 8 November 1916) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and warlord. He was born Cai Genyin (Chinese: 蔡艮寅; pinyin: Cài Gěnyín) in Shaoyang, Hunan, and his courtesy name was Songpo (Chinese: 松坡; pinyin: Sōngpō). Cai eventually became an influential warlord in Yunnan, and is best known for his role in challenging the imperial ambitions of Yuan Shikai.
Cai's name has also been romanised as Tsai Ao.
Cai studied at the prestigious and progressive Shiwu Xuetang (School of Current Affairs), where he was taught by Liang Qichao and Tang Caichang, and went to Japan to study in 1899. Cai returned to China in 1900, when he was only eighteen, and attempted to take part in an uprising against the Qing Dynasty as part of the Self-Support Army, a revolutionary militia led by Tang Caichang. When the rebellion failed, Cai returned to Japan. During this second sojourn in Japan, he received military training at the Tokyo Shimbu Gakko, followed by the Imperial Japanese Army Academy.
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