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
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
Tongmenghui
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The Tongmenghui of China was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Empire of Japan, on 20 August 1905, with the goal of overth
Wuchang Uprising
…successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui. The uprising and the eventual revolution led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty after almost three centuries of imperial rule, and the establishment…
Tongmenghui membership document, dated 2 July Minguo 1 (1912)
Marker of the Reception Centre of the Tongmenghui along the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail in Hong Kong