Guide Note: The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Republican Revolution, was a conflict between the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance and the Qing Government that resulted in the establishment of the Provincial Government of the Republic of China.
Fast Facts:
- Date: October 10, 1911 to January 1, 1912
- Conflict between the Chinese Revolutionary Party, led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and the Qing Government, led by Puyi
- Resulted in the abdication of Emperor Puyi and the official end of Imperial China
- Reduced China to turmoil in which warlords fought for control until the Communist Party of China reunified the country in 1950
- The ethnic identities of frontier regions such as Xinjiang and Tibet was allowed to solidify