General Zhang Xue Liang (张学良) was an important figure in the creation of the modern Chinese state. He was one of the regional warlord generals who dominated Chinese politics in the 1920s and 30s. 

Nicknamed the “Young Marshal”, he became the effective ruler of Manchuria and much of Northeast China after the assassination of his father in 1928.

Known for his role as an instigator in the 1936 Xian Incident, he would become the world’s longest-serving political prisoner--spending over 50 years under house arrest.  He eventually migrated to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1993 after regaining his freedom and remained until his death in 2001.