Manchu Restoration of 1917

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The Manchu Restoration of 1917 was a brief and unsuccessful attempt to restore the Qing dynasty in China, led by monarchist forces in Beijing before being quickly suppressed by republican military leaders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf failed restoration
monarchist coup attempt
political event
aim restore the Qing dynasty
alsoKnownAs Manchu Restoration
Zhang Xun Restoration
capitalInvolved Beijing
casus monarchist opposition to republicanism
chronologyNote occurred six years after the founding of the Republic of China in 1912
country Republic of China
duration about 12 days
endDate 1917-07-12
endedBy bombardment of the Forbidden City
republican military intervention
followedBy consolidation of Beiyang warlord power
governmentTarget Republic of China government in Beijing
historicalPeriod 20th century
Warlord Era
keyFigure Duan Qirui
Puyi
Zhang Xun
ledBy Zhang Xun
legalStatus unrecognized government change attempt
location Beijing
militaryAspect occupation of Beijing by Zhang Xun’s troops
opposedBy Beiyang Army units
linked to: Beiyang Army

Duan Qirui
republican military leaders
partOf struggle between monarchists and republicans in early Republican China
politicalContext early Warlord Era in China
precededBy 1911 Revolution
linked to: Xinhai Revolution

abdication of the Xuantong Emperor
region North China
relatedTo Beiyang government
linked to: Beiyang Government

Chinese monarchist movement
Puyi’s post-abdication status
restoredDynasty Qing dynasty
restoredMonarch Puyi
restoredMonarchTitle Xuantong Emperor
linked to: Puyi
result failure
restoration suppressed
significance highlighted fragmentation of central authority in early Republic of China
last serious attempt to restore the Qing dynasty
startDate 1917-07-01
supportedBy monarchist forces
triggered political crisis in the Beiyang government

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Beiyang Army roleIn Manchu Restoration of 1917
Manchu Restoration of 1917 alsoKnownAs Zhang Xun Restoration
linked to: Manchu Restoration of 1917
Manchu Restoration of 1917 alsoKnownAs Manchu Restoration
linked to: Manchu Restoration of 1917
Zhang Xun notableEvent Manchu Restoration
linked to: Manchu Restoration of 1917
Zhang Xun conflict Manchu Restoration
linked to: Manchu Restoration of 1917