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Yuan Shikai ( simplified Chinese : 袁世凯; traditional Chinese : 袁世凱; pinyin : Yuán Shìkǎi; 16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was a Chinese general and statesman who served as the second provisional president of the Republic of China, head of the Beiyang government from 1912 to 1916 and Emperor of China from 1915 to 1916.
Jun 6, 2024 · Yuan Shikai was a Chinese army leader and reformist minister in the twilight of the Qing dynasty (until 1911) and then the first president of the Republic of China (1912–16). Yuan was from a landed military family of Xiangcheng in Henan province.
- Jerome Ch'en
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), an important politician and militarist in China's modern history, was the founder of the Northern New Army who had a substantial influence in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) in all aspects.
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916, Wade-Giles: Yuan Shih-kai) was a high ranking Qing military commander and president of the first Chinese republic from 1912 to 1916. A military strongman rather than a political leader, Shikai’s attempt to revive the monarchy and install himself as emperor sounded the death knell for the republic.
If the failure of the first Chinese republic can be attributed to one man, it is Yuan Shikai. Arguably the Qing dynasty’s most successful military commander, Shikai’s command of the modernised New Army helped bring about the end of the Qing. In February 1912 he forced the abdication of Puyi, the last emperor, in return for the presidency of ...
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Jul 22, 2019 · Yuan Shikai, the father of China's modern army, and first acting president of the country, led a life full of great events. In this History of China documentary, I show you his accomplishments...
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Yuan Shikai rose to fame during the First Sino-Japanese War as the commander of the Chinese stationary forces in Korea. He was fortuitously recalled to Beijing several days before the Chinese forces were attacked, and avoided the humiliation of the Chinese armies by the Japanese.
