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Yuan Shikai

1859 - 1916

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Yuan Shikai (traditional Chinese: 袁世凱; simplified Chinese: 袁世凯; pinyin: Yuán Shìkǎi; Wade–Giles: Yüan2 Shih4-k'ai3; 16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was a Chinese general and statesman who served as the second provisional president and the first official president of the Republic of China, head of the Beiyang government from 1912 to 1916 and Emperor of the Chinese Empire from 1915 to 1916. A major political figure during the late Qing dynasty, he spearheaded a number of major modernisation programs and reforms and played a decisive role in securing the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor in 1912, which marked the collapse of the Qing monarchy and the end of imperial rule in China. Born to an affluent Han family in Henan, 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 adviser to the Korean government after thwarting the Gapsin Coup in 1885. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuan Shikai is the 831st most popular politician (down from 619th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from China (down from 47th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Chinese Politician.

Yuan Shikai was most famous for his role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yuan Shikai ranks 831 out of 19,576. Before him are Bongbong Marcos, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Zewditu, Romanos IV Diogenes, Björn Ironside, and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. After him are Nadezhda Krupskaya, Smenkhkare, Gough Whitlam, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Leopold III of Belgium, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Yuan Shikai ranks 12. Before him are Knut Hamsun, Edmund Husserl, Svante Arrhenius, John Dewey, Georges Seurat, and Alfred Dreyfus. After him are Billy the Kid, Verner von Heidenstam, Sholem Aleichem, Alexandre Millerand, Jean Jaurès, and George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. Among people deceased in 1916, Yuan Shikai ranks 9. Before him are Jack London, Henryk Sienkiewicz, William Ramsay, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Ernst Mach, and Élie Metchnikoff. After him are Charles Taze Russell, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Odilon Redon, Franz Marc, James Connolly, and Richard Dedekind.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuan Shikai ranks 49 out of 1,610. Before him are Lü Bu (161), Ching Shih (1775), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Lu Xun (1881), Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), and Nurhaci (1559). After him are Mozi (-470), Hong Taiji (1592), Gao Xingjian (1940), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), and Li Ching-Yuen (1677).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yuan Shikai ranks 26. Before him are Yongle Emperor (1360), Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Nurhaci (1559). After him are Hong Taiji (1592), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Sun Quan (182), Yongzheng Emperor (1678), and Guangxu Emperor (1871).

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