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Liao Lei (general)

Chinese general (1891–1931)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 5, 2022
Entity authorityQ5937532 ↗
Source-derived summary

Liao Lei (Chinese: 廖磊; pinyin: Liào Lěi) was a KMT general from Guangxi. He participated in the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Wuhan, and the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang in Hubei. He died of a stroke.

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The public source identifies “Liao Lei (general)” as chinese general (1891–1931). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Liao, general and Chinese.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current 41-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1891-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Liao, general and Chinese providing the first useful test.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 5, 2022. The linked authority identifier is Q5937532. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

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This entry incorporates text from “Liao Lei (general)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.