the establishment of the Republic in 1911, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Second Army Division. In 1913 he was made a General and was at the same time awarded the Second Class Wenfu Decoration. In October 1915 Marshal Wang was created a Chiangchun, or Member of College of Marshals, with Chang Wei as special title. In December 1915 he was ordered to act as Chiangchun (Military Governor) of Hupei in which province his Second Division had been hitherto stationing. In January 1916 he was appointed Chiang-Chun of Hupei. In July 1917, after the death of Yuan Shih-kai he was appointed Tuchun of the same province, "Tuchun” being the new denomination of military governor. In the same month he was ordered to hold concurrently the Civil Governorship of Hupei. In October 1917 he was awarded the Second Order of Merit, and in January 1920 the First Order of Merit. In June 1920 Marshal Wang was appointed High Inspecting Commissioner of Hunan and Hupei. In October 1920 he was made a Marshal with Chang Wei as special title. In May 1921 he attended the Tuchun's Conference at Tientsin. Upon his return to Wuchang he was confronted with serious difficulties as a result of the mutiny of portions of his forces at Wuchang and Ichang and was therefore, officially relieved of his office in August 1921. Since that time, he has been living in retirement at Tientsin.
