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Brief: This article records the fall of the Qing Dynasty. After the 1911 Wuchang Uprising, Yuan Shikai seized power by forcing Prince Chun to resign. He negotiated with revolutionaries and pressured the court. On February 12, 1912, Empress Dowager Longyu signed the abdication for Emperor Puyi, ending over 2,000 years of imperial rule in…
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Brief: This article covers the Qing’s final collapse. Cixi launched hollow “New Policies” to fake reform. Revolutionist Wu Yue bombed a royal mission to study Western systems. In 1908, the poisoned Guangxu Emperor died; Cixi died the next day. She installed infant Puyi as emperor. The dynasty’s fate was sealed.