Lu Zhankui

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Lu Zhankui was a Mongol officer under the Manchuria based warlord Zhang Zuolin. [1] In 1917, he was responsible for negotiations with the Chinese government on behalf of his Independence Army, the Dulidui. [2] [3] He was instrumental in bringing Oomoto leader Onisaburo Deguchi, and Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, to Mongolia in 1924, but was captured along with them and executed by firing squad in Tongliao. [1] [4]

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