Empire of China (1915–1916)

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The Empire of China (1915–1916) was a short-lived attempt by Yuan Shikai to restore monarchy in China by proclaiming himself emperor, which quickly collapsed amid widespread opposition.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical state ⓘ
short-lived empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chinese Empire (1915–1916) ⓘ
Hongxian Empire ⓘ
capital Beijing ⓘ
causeOfEstablishment attempted restoration of monarchy in China ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
currency Chinese yuan ⓘ
deFactoSuccessorState Beiyang Government of the Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: Beiyang Government
dissolutionEvent Yuan Shikai’s abandonment of the imperial title ⓘ
restoration of the Republic of China ⓘ
emperor Yuan Shikai ⓘ
endDate 1916-03-22 ⓘ
eraNameStart Hongxian Year 1 ⓘ
establishedBy Yuan Shikai ⓘ
flag Five-colored flag of the Republic of China ⓘ
followedBy Republic of China (1912–1949) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
foundingDocument imperial edict proclaiming Yuan Shikai emperor ⓘ
governmentType constitutional monarchy ⓘ
unitary monarchy ⓘ
hadTitleEraName Hongxian ⓘ
headOfState Yuan Shikai ⓘ
historicalEra Warlord Era ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance last serious attempt to restore monarchy in China ⓘ
leaderTitle Emperor of China ⓘ
legalStatus unrecognized by most foreign powers as an empire ⓘ
legislature National Assembly of the Republic of China ⓘ
location Beiyang Government-controlled China ⓘ
linked to: Beiyang Government
monarch Yuan Shikai ⓘ
officialLanguage Chinese ⓘ
opposedBy National Protection Army ⓘ
provincial governors in southwestern China ⓘ
republican revolutionaries ⓘ
opposedIdeology republicanism ⓘ
partOf history of the Republic of China ⓘ
politicalIdeology monarchism ⓘ
precededBy Republic of China (1912–1949) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
reasonForAbolition National Protection War ⓘ
provincial military opposition ⓘ
widespread opposition ⓘ
relatedEvent Xinhai Revolution ⓘ
abdication of the Xuantong Emperor (Puyi) ⓘ
religion state Confucianism ⓘ
significantEvent National Protection War (1915–1916) ⓘ
startDate 1915-12-12 ⓘ
territoryClaimed former Qing Empire territories under Beiyang control ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yuan Shikai → notableEvent → Empire of China (1915–1916) ⓘ
Cai E → opposed → Empire of China (1915–1916) ⓘ
National Protection War → opponent → Empire of China (1915–1916) ⓘ
Empire of China (1915–1916) → alsoKnownAs → Chinese Empire (1915–1916) ⓘ
linked to: Empire of China (1915–1916)
Yuan Keding → associatedWith → Empire of China (1915–1916) ⓘ