Empire of China (1915–1916)
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The Empire of China, also known in historiography as the Hongxian regime in certain contexts, was a short-lived attempt by Chinese president Yuan Shikai from late 1915 to early 1916 to reinstate the m
The Hongxian Emperor at his coronation ceremony
Yuan Shikai as the Hongxian Emperor of his new Imperial China.
Yuan Shikai (first from left) offering sacrifices to heaven at a winter solstice ceremony, 23 December 1914
The Republic of China established its governance over Mainland China on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history.
Empire of China (1915–1916)
…Yuan Shikai from late 1915 to early 1916 to reinstate the monarchy in China, with himself as emperor. The attempt ultimately failed, set back the republican cause by several years, and led China into a period of fracture and conflict among various local warlords. In response to Japan's "Twenty-One Demands", China…
Yuan Shikai (left) and Sun Yat-sen (right) with flags representing the early republic
Chinese Nationalist Army soldiers during the 1938 Yellow River flood
Nationalist government of Nanjing, which nominally ruled over all of China during 1930s
Beiyang Army troops in the 1920s