Person:Shikai Yuan (1)

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Shikai Yuan
b.16 Sep 1859 Zhangying, China
d.6 Jun 1916 China
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Name[1] Shikai Yuan
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Sep 1859 Zhangying, ChinaZhangying is a village in Henan province
Death[1] 6 Jun 1916 China
Cause of Death[1] uremia

Yuan Shikai was a Chinese general, politician and "emperor", famous for his influence during the late Qing Dynasty, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor, his autocratic rule as the first President of the Republic of China, and his short-lived attempt to restore monarchy in China, with himself as the Hongxian Emperor. (passage adapted from Source 1)

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Yuan Shikai, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    28 Jan 2015.
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