Cai E

Cai E
Warlord of Yunnan
In office 1911 – 1913, 1916
Succeeded by	Tang Jiyao
Personal details
Born	(1882-12-19)19 December 1882 Shaoyang, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died	8 November 1916(1916-11-08) (aged 33) Fukuoka, Empire of Japan
Resting place	Yuelu Mountain, Xiang River, Changsha, Hunan, China
Nationality	Han Chinese
Political party	Tongmenghui Progressive Party
Alma mater	Shiwu College (now Hunan University) Tokyo Shimbu Gakko Imperial Japanese Army Academy
Awards	Order of Rank and Merit Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-Hu
Military service
Allegiance	Qing Dynasty Republic of China
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Xinhai Revolution National Protection War

Cai E (simplified Chinese: 蔡锷; traditional Chinese: 蔡鍔; pinyin: Cài È; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai⁴ O⁴; 18 December 1882 – 8 November 1916) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and general. 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 (Yunnan clique), and is best known for his role in challenging the imperial ambitions (Hongxian emperor) of Yuan Shikai during the Anti-Monarchy War.

Cai's name has also been romanised as Tsai Ao.^[1]