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  • China
    1912
    Second Sino-Japanese War

    Founding The Republic of China

    China
    1912

    The Republic of China was founded in 1912, following the Xinhai Revolution which overthrew the last imperial dynasty of China, the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).




  • Changsha, Hunan, China
    1912
    Mao Zedong

    Resigning From The Army

    Changsha, Hunan, China
    1912

    Supporting the revolution, Mao joined the rebel army as a private soldier, but was not involved in fighting. The northern provinces remained loyal to the emperor, and hoping to avoid a civil war, Sun—proclaimed "provisional president" by his supporters—compromised with the monarchist general Yuan Shikai. The monarchy was abolished, creating the Republic of China, but the monarchist Yuan became president. The revolution over, Mao resigned from the army in 1912, after six months as a soldier.




  • Tibet, China
    1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Last Manchu Troops Were Forced out of Tibet

    Tibet, China
    1912

    The bulk of the area that was historically known as Kham was now claimed to be the Xikang Administrative District, created by the Republican revolutionaries. By the end of 1912, the last Manchu troops were forced out of Tibet through India.




  • China
    Monday Jan 1, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The First day of The First Year of The ROC.

    China
    Monday Jan 1, 1912

    1 January 1912, was set as the first day of the First Year of the ROC.




  • China
    Wednesday Jan 3, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Provisional Vice President

    China
    Wednesday Jan 3, 1912

    On 3 January, the representatives recommended Li Yuanhong as the provisional vice president.




  • Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Sunday Jan 7, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Yili Uprising

    Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Sunday Jan 7, 1912

    On 7 January 1912, the Yili Uprising with Feng Temin began. Qing governor Yuan Dahua fled and handed over his resignation to Yang Zengxin, because he could not handle fighting the revolutionaries.




  • Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Monday Jan 8, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The New Yili Government For The Revolutionaries

    Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Monday Jan 8, 1912

    In the morning of 8 January, a new Yili government was established for the revolutionaries, but the revolutionaries would be defeated at Jinghe in January and February.


  • Beijing, China
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Donghuamen Incident

    Beijing, China
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1912

    On 16 January, while returning to his residence, Yuan Shikai was ambushed in a bomb attack organized by the Tongmenghui in Donghuamen, Beijing. A total of eighteen revolutionaries were involved. About ten of the guards died, but Yuan himself was not seriously injured. He sent a message to the revolutionaries the next day pledging his loyalty and asking them not to organize any more assassination attempts against him.


  • China
    Saturday Jan 20, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Wu Tingfang Officially Delivered The Imperial Edict of Abdication To Yuan Shikai For The Abdication of Puy

    China
    Saturday Jan 20, 1912

    Zhang Jian drafted an abdication proposal that was approved by the Provisional Senate. On 20 January, Wu Tingfang of the Nanking Provisional government officially delivered the imperial edict of abdication to Yuan Shikai for the abdication of Puyi.


  • China
    Monday Jan 22, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Sun Yat-sen announcement about His Resignation's Condition

    China
    Monday Jan 22, 1912

    On 22 January, Sun Yat-sen announced that he would resign the presidency in favor of Yuan Shikai if the latter supported the emperor's abdication. Yuan then pressured Empress Dowager Longyu with the threat that the lives of the imperial family would not be spared if abdication did not come before the revolutionaries reached Beijing, but if they agreed to abdicate, the provisional government would honor the terms proposed by the imperial family.


  • China
    Saturday Feb 3, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Giving Yuan Full Permission To Negotiate The abdication Terms of The Qing Emperor

    China
    Saturday Feb 3, 1912

    On 3 February, Empress Dowager Longyu gave Yuan full permission to negotiate the abdication terms of the Qing emperor. Yuan then drew up his own version and forwarded it to the revolutionaries on 3 February.


  • China
    Monday Feb 12, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Puyi and Empress Dowager Longyu Accepted Yuan's Terms of Abdication

    China
    Monday Feb 12, 1912

    On 12 February 1912, after being pressured by Yuan and other ministers, Puyi (age six) and Empress Dowager Longyu accepted Yuan's terms of abdication.


  • Beijing, China
    Friday Mar 8, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Yuan Was Inaugurated as The Provisional President of The Republic of China

    Beijing, China
    Friday Mar 8, 1912

    On 10 March, Yuan was inaugurated in Beijing as the provisional president of the Republic of China.


  • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Friday Apr 5, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Making Beijing The Capital of The Republic

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Friday Apr 5, 1912

    On 5 April, the Provisional Senate in Nanjing voted to make Beijing the capital of the Republic and convened in Beijing at the end of the month.


  • Beijing, China
    Sunday Aug 25, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Forming The Kuomintang

    Beijing, China
    Sunday Aug 25, 1912

    The Kuomintang was formed on 25 August 1912. The KMT held the majority of seats after the election. Song Jiaoren was elected as premier.


  • China
    Dec, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The First National Assembly Election

    China
    Dec, 1912

    In December 1912, The First National Assembly Election Took place according To The Provisional Constitution.


  • China
    1912
    Second Sino-Japanese War

    Founding The Republic of China

    China
    1912

    The Republic of China was founded in 1912, following the Xinhai Revolution which overthrew the last imperial dynasty of China, the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).


  • Changsha, Hunan, China
    1912
    Mao Zedong

    Resigning From The Army

    Changsha, Hunan, China
    1912

    Supporting the revolution, Mao joined the rebel army as a private soldier, but was not involved in fighting. The northern provinces remained loyal to the emperor, and hoping to avoid a civil war, Sun—proclaimed "provisional president" by his supporters—compromised with the monarchist general Yuan Shikai. The monarchy was abolished, creating the Republic of China, but the monarchist Yuan became president. The revolution over, Mao resigned from the army in 1912, after six months as a soldier.


  • Tibet, China
    1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Last Manchu Troops Were Forced out of Tibet

    Tibet, China
    1912

    The bulk of the area that was historically known as Kham was now claimed to be the Xikang Administrative District, created by the Republican revolutionaries. By the end of 1912, the last Manchu troops were forced out of Tibet through India.


  • China
    Monday Jan 1, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The First day of The First Year of The ROC.

    China
    Monday Jan 1, 1912

    1 January 1912, was set as the first day of the First Year of the ROC.


  • China
    Wednesday Jan 3, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The Provisional Vice President

    China
    Wednesday Jan 3, 1912

    On 3 January, the representatives recommended Li Yuanhong as the provisional vice president.


  • Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Sunday Jan 7, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Yili Uprising

    Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Sunday Jan 7, 1912

    On 7 January 1912, the Yili Uprising with Feng Temin began. Qing governor Yuan Dahua fled and handed over his resignation to Yang Zengxin, because he could not handle fighting the revolutionaries.


  • Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Monday Jan 8, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The New Yili Government For The Revolutionaries

    Yili, Xinjiang, China
    Monday Jan 8, 1912

    In the morning of 8 January, a new Yili government was established for the revolutionaries, but the revolutionaries would be defeated at Jinghe in January and February.


  • Beijing, China
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Donghuamen Incident

    Beijing, China
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1912

    On 16 January, while returning to his residence, Yuan Shikai was ambushed in a bomb attack organized by the Tongmenghui in Donghuamen, Beijing. A total of eighteen revolutionaries were involved. About ten of the guards died, but Yuan himself was not seriously injured. He sent a message to the revolutionaries the next day pledging his loyalty and asking them not to organize any more assassination attempts against him.


  • China
    Saturday Jan 20, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Wu Tingfang Officially Delivered The Imperial Edict of Abdication To Yuan Shikai For The Abdication of Puy

    China
    Saturday Jan 20, 1912

    Zhang Jian drafted an abdication proposal that was approved by the Provisional Senate. On 20 January, Wu Tingfang of the Nanking Provisional government officially delivered the imperial edict of abdication to Yuan Shikai for the abdication of Puyi.


  • China
    Monday Jan 22, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Sun Yat-sen announcement about His Resignation's Condition

    China
    Monday Jan 22, 1912

    On 22 January, Sun Yat-sen announced that he would resign the presidency in favor of Yuan Shikai if the latter supported the emperor's abdication. Yuan then pressured Empress Dowager Longyu with the threat that the lives of the imperial family would not be spared if abdication did not come before the revolutionaries reached Beijing, but if they agreed to abdicate, the provisional government would honor the terms proposed by the imperial family.


  • China
    Saturday Feb 3, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Giving Yuan Full Permission To Negotiate The abdication Terms of The Qing Emperor

    China
    Saturday Feb 3, 1912

    On 3 February, Empress Dowager Longyu gave Yuan full permission to negotiate the abdication terms of the Qing emperor. Yuan then drew up his own version and forwarded it to the revolutionaries on 3 February.


  • China
    Monday Feb 12, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Puyi and Empress Dowager Longyu Accepted Yuan's Terms of Abdication

    China
    Monday Feb 12, 1912

    On 12 February 1912, after being pressured by Yuan and other ministers, Puyi (age six) and Empress Dowager Longyu accepted Yuan's terms of abdication.


  • Beijing, China
    Friday Mar 8, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Yuan Was Inaugurated as The Provisional President of The Republic of China

    Beijing, China
    Friday Mar 8, 1912

    On 10 March, Yuan was inaugurated in Beijing as the provisional president of the Republic of China.


  • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Friday Apr 5, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Making Beijing The Capital of The Republic

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Friday Apr 5, 1912

    On 5 April, the Provisional Senate in Nanjing voted to make Beijing the capital of the Republic and convened in Beijing at the end of the month.


  • Beijing, China
    Sunday Aug 25, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    Forming The Kuomintang

    Beijing, China
    Sunday Aug 25, 1912

    The Kuomintang was formed on 25 August 1912. The KMT held the majority of seats after the election. Song Jiaoren was elected as premier.


  • China
    Dec, 1912
    Xinhai Revolution

    The First National Assembly Election

    China
    Dec, 1912

    In December 1912, The First National Assembly Election Took place according To The Provisional Constitution.


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