# He Jian
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{{Short description|Chinese Nationalist (KMT) general and politician}}
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{{Family name hatnote|[He](/source/He_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = General 2nd Rank
| native_name = {{nobold|何鍵}}
| native_name_lang = zh-Hant-TW
| image = He_Jian.jpg
| image_size = 216px
| caption = He Jian
| office1 = [National Policy Advisor](/source/Senior_advisor)
| term_start1 = 1950
| term_end1 = 1956
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| 1blankname1 = President
| 1namedata1 =[Chiang Kai-shek](/source/Chiang_Kai-shek)
| office2 = [Interior Minister of the Republic of China](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Taiwan))
| term_start2 = November 1937
| term_end2 = May 1939
| predecessor2 = [Chiang Tso-pin](/source/Chiang_Tso-pin) ({{zh|t=蔣作賓|s=|hp=|labels=no}})
| successor2 = [Chou Chung-yueh](/source/Chou_Chung-yueh) ({{zh|t=周鐘岳|s=|hp=|labels=no}})
| office3 = [Governor of Hunan](/source/Politics_of_Hunan)
| term_start3 = March 1929
| term_end3 = November 1937
| predecessor3 = [Lu Diping](/source/Lu_Diping)
| successor3 = [Zhang Zhizhong](/source/Zhang_Zhizhong)
| name = He Jian
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1887|04|10}}
| birth_place = [Liling](/source/Liling), [Hunan](/source/Hunan), China
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|04|25|1887|04|10}}
| death_place = [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), [Republic of China](/source/Republic_of_China)
| party = [Kuomintang](/source/Kuomintang)
| occupation = Politician, military officer
| spouse =
| children = He Lian (daughter)
[Tang Fei-fan](/source/Tang_Fei-fan) (son-in-law)
| parents = He Qishan (father)
| relations =
| profession =
| alma_mater = [Baoding Military Academy](/source/Baoding_Military_Academy)
| website =
| signature =
| footnotes =
| allegiance = {{flag|Republic of China}}
| branch = {{Army|Taiwan}}
| rank = 20px General 2nd Rank
| service_years = 1916–1956
| unit =
| commands =
| battles = [Northern Expedition](/source/Northern_Expedition)
[Second Sino-Japanese War](/source/Second_Sino-Japanese_War)
[Chinese Civil War](/source/Chinese_Civil_War)
| awards = [Order of the Sacred Tripod](/source/Order_of_the_Sacred_Tripod) (1st class)
[Order of the Cloud and Banner](/source/Order_of_the_Cloud_and_Banner) (1st class)
}}
'''He Jian''' ({{zh|t=何鍵|s=何键|w='''''Ho Chien'''''|p=Hé Jiàn}}; 10 April 1887 – 25 April 1956) was a [Chinese Nationalist (KMT) general](/source/National_Revolutionary_Army) and politician in the [Republic of China](/source/Republic_of_China). He was [governor of Hunan](/source/governor_of_Hunan) province between 1929 and 1937, and [Interior Minister](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Taiwan)) from 1937 to 1939. He was best known for fighting the Communists, and he once ordered his subordinates to execute [Yang Kaihui](/source/Yang_Kaihui) ([Mao Zedong](/source/Mao_Zedong)'s wife) and Wu Ruolan ([Zhu De](/source/Zhu_De)'s wife).
==Names==
His courtesy name was '''Yunqiao''' ({{zh|t=雲樵|labels=no}}) and his [art name](/source/art_name) was '''Rongyuan''' ({{zh|t=容園|labels=no}}).
==Biography==
===Education===
He Jian was born into a family of farming background in [Liling County](/source/Liling), [Hunan](/source/Hunan), on April 10, 1887. In 1903 he attended Zhuzici School ({{zh|t=朱子祠小學|s=|hp=|labels=no}}) and then transferred to Liling County Lujiang Middle School ({{zh|t=醴陵縣立渌江中學|s=|hp=|labels=no}}). In 1906 he enrolled at Chonggu School ({{zh|t=崇古學堂|s=|hp=|labels=no}}) and three years later he studied at Hunan Public Law School ({{zh|t=湖南法政學堂|s=|hp=|labels=no}}). After the outbreak of the [Xinhai Revolution](/source/Xinhai_Revolution), he was educated in Wuchang Army High School. After graduating from [Baoding Military Academy](/source/Baoding_Military_Academy) in 1916 he was assigned to the 1st Brigade of 1st Division of Hunan Ground Force.[{{cite news|url=http://news.ifeng.com/history/1/200712/1227_335_344898.shtml |title=何键的人生及其最后归宿(图) |trans-title=The Life of He Jian and His Final Destiny (Photo)|work=[Phoenix Television](/source/Phoenix_Television)|publisher=[Xinhua](/source/Xinhua)|date=2007-12-27 |language=zh-hans }}]
===Northern Expedition===
In March 1918, [Zhang Jingyao](/source/Zhang_Jingyao) attacked [Hunan](/source/Hunan), He Jian threw down his arms and fled the field. He returned to his hometown and rebuilt an guerrilla forces. In May, [Cheng Qian](/source/Cheng_Qian), the commander-in-chief of [Xiang Army](/source/Xiang_Army), commissioned him as commander of Liuyang-Liling guerrilla forces. In 1919, [Tang Shengzhi](/source/Tang_Shengzhi) incorporated his army and he became a brigade commander. He joined the [Kuomintang](/source/Kuomintang) and took part in the [Northern Expedition](/source/Northern_Expedition). After [Wuhan](/source/Wuhan) was captured he was promoted to army commander of the 35th Army.[{{cite news|url= http://www.taihainet.com/news/finance/hot/2015-07-03/1460396.html|script-title=zh:湖南王何鍵挖掉毛澤東祖墳 |date=2015-07-03 }}]
He Jian relocated to [British Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong) in the Spring of 1949 and one year later he settled down in [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan).