Warlord Era - Revision history

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 16:18, 15 September 2025

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	{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|Master Templar Coxworth, ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927\|Assassin's Creed: Templars\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}		{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|[[Master Templar]] [[Coxworth]], ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927.\|Assassin's Creed: Templars\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}
	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #~~002~~]]</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Although not mentioned by name, the Warlord Era is the time period in which ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross\|Black Cross]]'', the first volume of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'', is set.		Although not mentioned by name, the Warlord Era is the time period in which ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross\|Black Cross]]'', the first volume of the comic series ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'', is set.

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars ~~– Volume 1: Black Cross~~]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''

	==References==		==References==
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			{{Timeline}}
			{{ACTemplars}}
	[[Category:Timeline]]		[[Category:Timeline]]

imported>Soranin at 03:46, 18 September 2023

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	{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|Master Templar Coxworth, ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927\|Assassin's Creed: Templars\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}		{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|Master Templar Coxworth, ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927\|Assassin's Creed: Templars\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}

imported>Sol Pacificus: Undo revision 1057125 by Darman36 (talk) Already went through this. The immediate objectives that the rite were referring to was control over China, not a direct reference to the New World Order, which is the grand dream of the Templars.

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Undo revision 1057125 by Darman36 (talk) Already went through this. The immediate objectives that the rite were referring to was control over China, not a direct reference to the New World Order, which is the grand dream of the Templars.

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	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s ~~[[New World Order\|~~objectives]] in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #002]]</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #002]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Darman36 at 01:15, 24 August 2023

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	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #002]]</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s [[New World Order\|objectives]] in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #002]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 19:08, 17 May 2023

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	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|~~Chapter 2~~]]</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #002]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Sol Pacificus: I disagree with linking "New World Order" here because the objectives do not necessarily & immediately refer to their ultimate dream but the more localized goal of gaining control over China

2023-05-17T02:20:10Z

I disagree with linking "New World Order" here because the objectives do not necessarily & immediately refer to their ultimate dream but the more localized goal of gaining control over China

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	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s ~~[[New World Order\|~~objectives]] in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Darman36 at 23:42, 16 May 2023

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	{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|[[Master Templar~~]] [[~~Coxworth]], ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927\|Assassin's Creed: Templars\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}		{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|Master Templar Coxworth, ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927\|Assassin's Creed: Templars\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}
	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]], [[Albert Bolden]], to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s [[New World Order\|objectives]] in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Sol Pacificus: I just noticed that they're officially called chapters in the book

2023-05-16T21:22:32Z

I just noticed that they're officially called chapters in the book

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	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]], [[Albert Bolden]], to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|~~Issue 02~~]]</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]], [[Albert Bolden]], to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Soranin at 12:37, 16 May 2023

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	{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|[[Master Templar]] [[Coxworth]], ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}		{{Quote\|If they want to come here to and see all the squabbling nation-states we have to deal with... the warlords in the countryside—the communists and gangsters in the back alleys... Let them see how bloody easy it is to keep order in this cesspool, I say!\|[[Master Templar]] [[Coxworth]], ranting about the Inner Sanctum, 1927\|Assassin's Creed: Templars\|Assassin's Creed: Templars 2}}
	The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>		The '''Warlord Era''' (軍閥時代; Mandarin: ''Jūnfá shídài'', Cantonese: ''gwan''<sup>1</sup>''fat''<sup>6</sup> ''si''<sup>4</sup>''doi''<sup>6</sup>) was the turbulent period in the early 20th century when [[China]] was fragmented into a multitude of military cliques. Each clique controlled their own region and vied for international recognition as the legitimate government of the [[Republic of China]]. In practical effect, the cliques were independent states in their own right claiming the same official name.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38.</ref>

	So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]], [[Albert Bolden]], to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2]]''</ref>		So chaotic was the political situation that the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]] was powerless to maintain control to advance the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]'s objectives in China. Discontent with their failures, the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] dispatched the [[Black Cross]], [[Albert Bolden]], to [[Shanghai]] to personally salvage their operations.<ref name="Templars 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue 02]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 11:28, 16 May 2023

2023-05-16T11:28:41Z

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Although not mentioned by name, the Warlord Era is the time period in which ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross\|Black Cross]]'', the first volume to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'', is set.		Although not mentioned by name, the Warlord Era is the time period in which ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross\|Black Cross]]'', the first volume of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'', is set.

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==
	*''''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Timeline]]		[[Category:Timeline]]