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Realm · 1916

Empire of China

Empire of China appears on the map from 1916 to 1916. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1916, it covered about 8.44 million km².

One of the realms of Republic of China. The Republic of China was founded on 1 January 1912 after the revolution against the Qing, with Sun Yat-sen as provisional president. Power soon passed to the general Yuan Shikai, and after his death in 1916 China fragmented among rival warlords.

See Empire of China on the map in 1916

Reference map: Empire of China Locator
Reference map: Empire of China Locator PhantomFunds · CC0
On the map
1916
Greatest extent
1916, about 8.44 million km²
Read more
Wikipedia: Empire of China (1915–1916) · Wikidata Q175379

Territory through time

YearsArea drawn
19168.44 million km²

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