Djemal Pasha vs Sun Chuanfang

Djemal Pasha was appointed Minister of Public Works in 1914 as part of the Committee of Union and Progress government. He later became Minister of the Navy and was given command of the Fourth Army in Syria.

Djemal Pasha commanded the Ottoman Fourth Army in Syria and Palestine from 1915 to 1917. He launched an unsuccessful attack on the Suez Canal in February 1915 and later faced the Arab Revolt. His harsh rule in Syria included executions of Arab nationalists.

Djemal Pasha was assassinated on July 21, 1922, in Tbilisi, Georgia, by Armenian agents as part of Operation Nemesis. He was killed in retaliation for his role in the Armenian Genocide while traveling to negotiate with Soviet authorities.

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.