| | Encyclopedia: Qing Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | The Wuchang Uprising succeeded on October 10th, 1911, this was followed by a proclamation of a separate central government, the Republic of China, in Nanjing with Sun Yat-sen as its provisional head. |
 | | After their conqueest of China, the relatively small banner armies were augmented by the Green Standard Army (綠營兵) which outnumbered banner troops by three to one. |
 | | The most successful was the Beiyang Army (北洋軍) under the overall supervision and control of the Chinese general Yuan Shikai (袁世凱), who exploited his position to eventually become the Republic president, dictator and abortive emperor of China. |
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