Railway Protection Movement
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The Railway Protection Movement, also known as the "Railway Rights Protection Movement", was a political protest movement that erupted in 1911 in late Qing China against the Qing government's plan to
Monument in honour of the martyrs of the Railway Protection Movement in People's Park, Chengdu
Pu Dianjun, one of the organizers of the Sichuan Railway Protection League, who became the head of the Sichuan revolutionary government during the Xinhai Revolution.
Hukuang bond, issued 15. June 1911
Wuchang Uprising
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The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang in the Chinese province of Hubei on 10 October 1911, beginning the 1911 Revolution that successfu
Railway Protection Movement
…troops from neighboring Hubei Province to suppress the Railway Protection Movement created the opportunity for revolutionaries in Wuhan to launch the Wuchang Uprising, which triggered the revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China. From the 1890s to 1905, nearly all railways in…
Establishment of the Hubei Military Government
Wuchang military nine-star flag, with the Taijitu symbol in the middle
Revolutionary soldiers organized and prepared to attack in Hankou, October, 1911
Li Yuanhong, temporary leader of the military government