Ep. 232 | The Warlord Era (Part 2)

We looked at the setup for the Warlord Era last episode. This time in Part 2 we focus on the rise and fall of Yuan Shikai and all the measures he took between 1911-1916. These all primed the pump for the Warlord Era that followed his sudden death.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/Term	Chinese	English/Meaning
Ānhuī	安徽省	Province in Eastern China
Běiyáng Army	北洋军	Literally "North Ocean Army." This army served as the centerpiece of the Qing Dynasty's military modernization efforts.
Cài È	蔡锷	1882-1916, student of Liang Qichao Yunnan warlord, best known for his role in challenging the imperial ambitions of Yuan Shikai during the anti-monarchy war.
Cíxǐ	慈禧太后	The Empress Dowager Cixi, 1835-1908, ruled China from 1861 to 1908
Duàn Qíruì	段祺瑞	1865-1936. Warlord and China politician. Also served as premier. Originally from Hefei, Anhui, he headed the Anhui Clique
Dūdu	都督	Military governors in charge of civil administration
Emperor Pǔyí	溥仪	The Last Emperor, also known as the Xuantong Emperor
Empress Dowager Lóngyù	孝定景皇后 (隆裕)	1868-1913, Former empress consort to the Guāngxù Emperor. Became Empress Dowager of the Qing following the death of Cixi in 1908
Èrcì Gémìng	二次革命	The Second Revolution that lasted June to November 1913
Féng Guózhāng	冯国璋	General and politician during the Republic of China. Lived from 1859-1919
Guìzhōu	贵州省	Province in Southwest China
Guāngxù Emperor	光绪帝	Second to last Qing Emperor who reigned from 1875-1908
Guǎngdōng	广东省	Province in Southern China
Guǎngxī	广西省	Province in Southwest China, next door to Guangdong
Hànkǒu	汉口	Another one of the three cities that makes up the metropolis of Wuhan
Hànyáng	汉阳	One of the three cities that makes up the metropolis of Wuhan
Hénán	河南省	Northern province of China
Hóng Xiùquán	洪秀全	1814-1864, a Hakka revolutionary who led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty. Known as the Taiping Heavenly King
Hóngxiàn Emperor	洪宪帝	Regnal name of Yuan Shikai
Hùguó Zhànzhēng	护国战争	The National Protection War directed against Yuan Shikai.December 1915 to July 1916
Húnán	湖南	Province in Central China
Jiāngxī	江西省	Province in Eastern China
Liáng Qǐchāo	梁启超	1873-1929, Chinese man of letters as well as a political figure of the late Qing and early ROC periods
Lí Yuánhóng	黎元洪	Lived 1864-1928, president of the ROC 1916-1917 and 1922-23
Lǐ Hóngzhāng	李鸿章	1823-1901, Qing era general, diplomat and politician
Lǐ Lièjūn	李烈钧	1882-1946, Chinese revolutionary leader and general in the early Republic of China
Nánjīng	南京	Capital of Jiangsu province and capital of the Ming Dynasty and Republic of China
Qīng	清朝	China's last imperial dynasty, lasted 1644-1911
Sun Yat-sen	孙中山 / 孙逸仙	Sometimes called the Father of Modern China. He lived from 1866-1925. One of the great modern Chinese revolutionaries
Sòng Jiàorén	宋教仁	1882-1913, Chinese republican revolutionary, political leader and a founder of the Kuomintang (KMT). He was assassinated in 1913 after leading his Kuomintang party to victory in China's first democratic elections.
Tàipíng Rebellion	太平天国运动	Rebellion and civil war in China that lasted from 1850-1864
Táng Jìyáo	唐继尧	1883-1927, general and warlord of Yunnan during the Warlord Era of early Republican China. He was military governor of Yunnan from 1913-27
Táng Shàoyí	唐绍仪	Chinese diplomat and statesman. Lived from 1862-1938
Tóng Chuáng Yì Mèng	同床异梦	Old Chinese saying that means, "Same bed, different dreams"
Tóngménghuì	同盟会	Sun Yat-sen's United League, forerunner to the Guomindang 国民党….or KMT.
Wellington Koo	顾维钧	Republic of China diplomat featured in CHP episodes 214 and 215
Wǔchāng	武昌	The third of the three cities that makes up the metropolis of Wuhan. Also the site of the Wuchang Uprising 10-10-1911
Wǔchāng Uprising	武昌起义	Uprising that started on 10-10-1911 in the city of Wuchang. Led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty
Yuán Shìkǎi.	袁世凯	1859-1916, Military and government official and first president of the Republic of China. Also called "The First Warlord"
Yúnnán province	云南省	Province in Southwest China
Yǒng Yíng	勇营	Also known as Braves, these were regional militias that emerged during the Qing that consisted of local peasant soldiers
Zhāng Xūn	张勋	1854-1923, Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Restoration of 1917. He also supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president
Zhōu Dynasty	周朝	Western Zhou 1046-771 BCE and Eastern Zhou 771-221 BCE
Zēng Guófān	曾国藩	1811-1872, Qing era statesman, general, scholar and leader of the Xiang (Hunan) Army.

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