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Chinese General Zhang Xun seizes control of Beijing and restores the monarchy, installing Puyi, last emperor of the Qing dynasty, to the throne. The restoration is reversed just shy of two weeks later, when Republican troops regain control of the capital.
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Chinese general (1854–1923)
Zhang Xun, courtesy name Shaoxuan (少軒), art name Songshou Laoren (松壽老人), nickname Bianshuai, was a Chinese general and Qing loyalist who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi in the Manchu Restoration of 1917. He also supported Yuan Shikai during his time as president.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Capital city of China
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Manchu Restoration
Royalist attempt to restore the Qing dynasty, July 1917
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Emperor of China from 1908 to 1912
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Manchu-led dynasty of China (1644–1912)
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Mainland period of the Republic of China
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