State

Empire of China

1915–1916 country

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1915–1916
Founded
1915
Ended
1916
Capital
Beijing
Government
absolute monarchy
Languages
Chinese
Succeeded by
Republic of China

Overview

The Empire of China, also known in historiography as the Hongxian regime (Chinese: 洪憲帝制; pinyin: Hǒngxiàn dìzhì; Wade–Giles: Hung3-hsien4 ti4-ch’ih4) in certain contexts, was a short-lived attempt by Chinese president Yuan Shikai from late 1915 to early 1916 to reinstate the monarchy in China, with himself as emperor. The attempt ultimately failed, set back the republican cause by several years, and led China into a period of fracture and conflict among various local warlords.

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All rulers (4)

  1. Yuan Shikai1901–1908
  2. Yuan Shikai1912–1915
  3. Yuan Shikai1915–1916
  4. Yuan Shikai1916

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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