Empire of China (1915–1916)
The Empire of China 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.
Empire of China 中華帝國 | |||||||||
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Flag
National emblem
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| Anthem: 《中華雄立宇宙間》 "China Heroically Stands in the Universe" | |||||||||
Areas de facto controlled by Empire of China shown in white | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
| Capital | Beijing | ||||||||
| Largest city | Shanghai | ||||||||
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||
• 1915–1916 | Yuan Shikai | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1915–1916 | Lu Zhengxiang | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War I | ||||||||
• Empire declared | 12 December 1915 | ||||||||
• National Protection War | 25 December 1915 | ||||||||
• Abdication of Yuan Shikai, republic restored | 22 March 1916 | ||||||||
• Death of Yuan Shikai | 6 June 1916 | ||||||||
| Currency | Yuan | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華帝國 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华帝国 | ||||||||||||
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