Warlordism

democracy spoiled by demagoguery and the rule of passion over reason

right|thumb|Marshal Zhang Zuolin, one of many warlords in early 20th-century China Warlords are individuals who exercise military, economic, and political control over a region, often one without a strong central or national government, typically through informal control over local armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of history, albeit in a variety of different capacities within the political, economic, and social structure of states or ungoverned territories. The term is often applied in the context of China around the end of the Qing dynasty, especially during the Warlord Era

armed conflicts in Afghanistan since 1978

civil war in Afghanistan between 1989–1992

period in the history of the Republic of China

1996-2001 military conflict in Afghanistan

civil war in Afghanistan between 1992–1996

political faction

1992 series of intermittent battles over Kabul

1924 war in China

Chinese armed force, early 1900s