The Republic of China
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05/05/25 • 23 min
In early 1912, the Qing Dynasty officially transferred its right to rule to the Republic of China, who named Yuan Shikai as their president in exchange for ending the civil war. Shikai, however, would soon prove just as power-hungry and authoritarian as the imperial system he sought to replace.
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In early 1912, the Qing Dynasty officially transferred its right to rule to the Republic of China, who named Yuan Shikai as their president in exchange for ending the civil war. Shikai, however, would soon prove just as power-hungry and authoritarian as the imperial system he sought to replace.
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A History of Japan - The Republic of China
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Season 14, Episode 3: The Republic of China
On February 12, 1912, the Qing Dynasty officially ended with the abdication of the final emperor, the four-year-old Puyi, and the official transfer of power from the Qing government to the fledgling Republic of China. This event marked a dramatic transformation in Chinese history as over three and a half thousand years of dynastic imperial rule was interrupted in favor of a completely different form of government. While dynasties had come and g
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