Yuan Shikai was a Chinese general and statesman. As leader of the Beiyang Army, he played a decisive role in securing the abdication of the Qing court. He served as the second provisional president an
Yuan in 1915
The President dressed in the traditional chaofu attire, before his subsequent coronation. 1915.
Yuan and Tieliang(铁良) in 1906
Yuan in Qing dynasty uniform, 1912
Li Yuanhong was a prominent Chinese military and political leader of the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China. He was the Provisional Vice President of China from 1912 to 1913 as well as the preside
Yuan Shikai
…extraterritoriality, Yuan strengthened the court system and invited foreign advisers to reform the penal system. After Yuan's death, there was an effort by Li Yuanhong to revive the Republic by recalling the legislators who had been ejected in 1913, but this effort was confused and ineffective in asserting central…
Genealogy of Family Li. According to the records of the genealogy, Li lived his childhood in Hanyang.
Sun Yat-sen at right and Li Yuanhong at Wuchang, China, in April 1912