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Wuchang Uprising

The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan) in the Chinese province of Hubei on 10 October 1911, beginning the 1911 Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui.

Wuchang Uprising
Wuchang Uprising · Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
10 Oct 1911 – 1 Dec 1911
Where
Wuchang District
Era
Modern

Topics

China1,046 BCE – todayQing dynasty1592 – 1912

Before and after

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