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Sun Yat-sen

1866 CE – 1925 CE

Retrace Sun Yat-sen's life across the map — 3 events in chronological order, from a cinematic flythrough to a full timeline.

Life journey

1. Xinhai Revolution1911 CE
   The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, culminated in the end of China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). The revolution was the culmination of a decade of agitation, revolts, and uprisings. Its success marked the end of Chinese monarchy, the 267-year reign of the Qing, over two millennia of imperial rule in China, and the beginning of China's early republican era.
2. Canton Merchant Volunteers Corps Uprising1924 CE
   The Canton Merchants' Corps Uprising or Canton Merchants' Corps Incident, also known as Burning of Canton was an armed conflict between the Canton Merchants' Volunteer Corps and the National Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou, China, in late 1924. It ended in a decisive government victory.
3. Second Zhili–Fengtian War1924 CE
   The Second Zhili–Fengtian War of 1924 was a conflict between the Japanese-backed Fengtian clique based in Manchuria, and the more liberal Zhili clique controlling Beijing and backed by Anglo-American business interests. The war is considered the most significant in China's Warlord era, with the Beijing coup by Christian warlord Feng Yuxiang leading to the overall defeat of the Zhili clique. During the war the two cliques fought one large battle near Tianjin in October 1924, as well as a number of smaller skirmishes and sieges. Afterwards, both Feng and Zhang Zuolin, the latter being ruler of the Fengtian clique, appointed Duan Qirui as a figurehead prime minister. In south and central China, more liberal Chinese were dismayed by the Fengtian's advance and by the resulting power vacuum. A wave of protests followed. The war also distracted the northern warlords from the Soviet-backed Nationalists based in the southern province of Guangdong, allowing unhampered preparation for the Northern Expedition (1926–1928), which united China under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek.

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