1916 ⟶ Warlord Era Begins in China

June 6: The Warlord Era begins in China after the death of Y...
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1928

🇨🇳 Qing Dynasty Abdication and Founding of the Republic of China

February 12: End of the Chinese Empire. Republic of China established.⟶
Qing Dynasty Abdication and Founding of the Republic of China (1912)
RepublicDynastyImperialismPolitical TransitionNationalismQing Dynasty
ChinaChina

🗳️ Kuomintang (KMT) Founded

August 25: The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.⟶
Kuomintang (KMT) Founded (1912)
KuomintangNationalist PartyPolitical PartiesRepublic of ChinaChinese HistoryRevolution
ChinaChina

🏛️ Yuan Shikai Dissolves Parliament and Establishes Dictatorship

Yuan Shikai uses military force to dissolve China's parliament and rules as a dictator.⟶
Yuan Shikai Dissolves Parliament and Establishes Dictatorship (1913)
DictatorshipParliamentRepublicanismPolitical InstabilityRepublic of ChinaAuthoritarianism
ChinaChina

⚔️ Warlord Era Begins in China

June 6: The Warlord Era begins in China after the death of Yuan Shikai.⟶
Warlord Era Begins in China (1916)
Civil WarRepublic of ChinaPolitical InstabilityRegional ConflictFragmentation
ChinaChina

⚔️ Warlord Era Ends in China

December 29: The Warlord Era ends in China.⟶
Warlord Era Ends in China (1928)
WarlordsChinese Civil WarNationalist PartyKuomintangMilitary HistoryUnificationRepublic of China
ChinaChina