Empire of China (1915–1916)
Empire of China 中華帝國 | |||||||||
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| 1915–1916 | |||||||||
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| Anthem: 《中華雄立宇宙間》 "China Heroically Stands in the Universe" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Peking 39°54′N 116°23′E / 39.900°N 116.383°E | ||||||||
| Largest city | Shanghai | ||||||||
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | ||||||||
| Religion | Heaven worship | ||||||||
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• 1915–1916 | Yuan Shikai | ||||||||
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• 1915–1916 | Lu Zhengxiang | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War I | ||||||||
• Establishment of the Empire | 12 December 1915 | ||||||||
| 25 December 1915 | |||||||||
• Abolition of the Empire and abdication of Yuan Shikai | 22 March 1916 | ||||||||
• Death of Yuan Shikai | 6 June 1916 | ||||||||
| Currency | Silver yuan | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華帝國 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华帝国 | ||||||||
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The Empire of China (1915-1916) was a short-lived nation (1915–1916), which was established by the president of China at that time, Yuan Shikai, who would be crowned Emperor of China since the Qing Empire collapsed during the 1911 Xinhai Revolution led by Sun Yat-sen. The Empire will shortly after disintegrate due to the period known as the Age of the Warlords, which separated China for many years.
