Yuan Shikai's Presidency and Imperial Restoration Attempt (1912–1916)

1. Yuan Shikai elected provisional president

   Feb 14, 1912Labels: Yuan Shikai, Beiyang Army, Nanjing Provisional

   • Britannica
   • Yuan Shikai

2. Yuan sworn in as provisional president

   Mar 10, 1912Labels: Yuan Shikai, Provisional President, Beijing

   • US Historian
   • Yuan Shikai

3. Provisional Constitution promulgated

   Mar 11, 1912Labels: Provisional Constitution, Republic of

   • US Historian
   • Provisional Constitution

4. Song Jiaoren shot in Shanghai

   Mar 20, 1913Labels: Song Jiaoren, Kuomintang, Shanghai

   • Song Jiaoren
   • Yuan Shikai

5. Second Revolution begins with Jiangxi secession

   Jul 12, 1913Labels: Second Revolution, Li Liejun, Jiangxi

   • Second Revolution
   • Natl Assembly election

6. Nanjing captured; Second Revolution collapses

   Sep 1, 1913Labels: Beiyang Army, Nanjing, Second Revolution

   • Second Revolution
   • Yuan Shikai

7. Yuan elected first formal president

   Oct 6, 1913Labels: Yuan Shikai, National Assembly, Presidency

   • US Historian
   • 1913 election

8. Kuomintang legislators expelled from National Assembly

   Nov 4, 1913Labels: Kuomintang, National Assembly, Yuan Shikai

   • US Historian
   • Natl Assembly election

9. National Assembly dissolved by presidential mandate

   Jan 10, 1914Labels: National Assembly, Presidential Mandate, Yuan Shikai

   • US Historian
   • National Assembly

10. Constitutional Compact Conference convened

    Mar 18, 1914Labels: Constitutional Compact, Yuan Shikai, Conference

    • US Historian
    • Provisional Constitution

11. Japan presents Twenty-One Demands to Yuan

    Jan 18, 1915Labels: Japan, Twenty-One Demands, Yuan Shikai

    • Britannica
    • USC China

12. China signs agreements under Japanese ultimatum pressure

    May 25, 1915Labels: Sino-Japanese Agreements, Yuan Shikai, Japan

    • Britannica
    • Twenty One Demands

13. Yuan declares the Empire of China

    Dec 12, 1915Labels: Empire of, Yuan Shikai, Hongxian

    • Empire of China
    • Yuan Shikai

14. National Protection War begins in Yunnan

    Dec 25, 1915Labels: National Protection, Yunnan, Cai E

    • National Protection War
    • Yuan Shikai

15. Yuan abdicates; republic restored

    Mar 22, 1916Labels: Yuan Shikai, Abdication, Republic Restoration

    • Empire of China
    • National Protection War

16. Yuan Shikai dies in Beijing

    Jun 6, 1916Labels: Yuan Shikai, Beijing, Beiyang Faction

    • Yuan Shikai
    • Yuan Shikai