Guominjun
| Guominjun Kuominchun | |
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| 國民軍 | |
Left: The Beiyang Star was used as the emblem prior to 1926. Right: The Blue Sky and White Sun became the emblem after 1926. | |
| Founders | Feng Yuxiang Hu Jingyi Sun Yue |
| Leaders | Feng Yuxiang Hu Jingyi Sun Yue |
| Dates of operation | 1924–1930 |
| Country | Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Kuomintang |
| Headquarters | Shaanxi |
| Active regions | Northwestern and northern China |
| Ideology | Chinese nationalism Anti-imperialism Christian socialism Three Principles of the People (partially) Christianity with Chinese characteristics Pro-Soviet |
| Size | 200,000–300,000 troops (late 1920s) |
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| Wars | the Warlord Era |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國民軍 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国民军 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | National People's Army | ||||||||
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The Guominjun (National People's Army), also romanized as the Kuominchun and sometimes abbreviated GMJ, was a major warlord military faction during the Warlord era of the Republic of China. It was founded in 1924 by Feng Yuxiang together with his allies Hu Jingyi and Sun Yue.
The Guominjun emerged after Feng defected from the Zhili clique and seized control of Beijing in the 1924 Beijing Coup. The faction subsequently controlled large areas of northwestern China, including Shaanxi, Chahar, Suiyuan, and parts of Gansu. Because of its geographic base it was also widely referred to as the Northwest Army (西北軍).
Unlike many contemporary warlord forces, the Guominjun attempted to combine military organization with ideological indoctrination, emphasizing nationalism, Christian moral reform, and aspects of Sun Yat-sen’s political philosophy. The army later allied with the Kuomintang during the Northern Expedition but was defeated during the Central Plains War in 1930.