Xia Chao
Xia Chao (; 1882–1926) was the long-time police chief of
Zhejiang Province during the Chinese
Warlord Era (1916–1928), and also served as the province's civil governor from 1924 to 1926. He was among the most powerful political figures in Zhejiang throughout much of his career. In order to maintain and expand his influence over the province, Xia opportunistically played out different
Chinese warlord factions against each other. Plotting to gain Zhejiang's independence from the warlord regime of
Sun Chuanfang, Xia launched a rebellion in 1926, but was captured and summarily executed.
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