Born to an affluent Han family in Xiangcheng county, Yuan began his career in the Huai Army. He was sent to Joseon to head a Qing garrison in Seoul and was appointed imperial resident and supreme …

Yuan Shikai (born Sept. 16, 1859, Henan province, China—died June 6, 1916) was a Chinese army leader and reformist minister in the twilight of the Qing dynasty (until 1911) and then the first …

Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), an important politician and militarist in China's modern history, was the founder of the Northern New Army who had a substantial influence in the late Qing Dynasty (1644 …

Aug 7, 2025 · Yuan Shikai is one of the most controversial figures in the history of modern China. Riding the coattails of the general and statesman Li Hongzhang, Yuan built an expansive patronage …

Yuan Shikai rose to fame during the First Sino-Japanese War as the commander of the Chinese stationary forces in Korea. He was fortuitously recalled to Beijing several days before the Chinese …

Nov 14, 2025 · Historians continue to debate Yuan Shikai’s legacy, with much of the 20th-century historiography casting him as a villain and traitor who stole the revolution and led China back toward …

Jul 28, 2009 · Its primary instrument for carrying out this policy was its commissioner and Chinese Resident in Korea, Yuan Shikai. Over the next nine years, Yuan effectively used his influence to re …