Yuan Shikai, the general who ended 2,000 years of imperial China by establishing the republic in 1912, betrayed the very revolution he led by declaring himself emperor, which caused his own generals to abandon him and led to his death in disgrace within months, illustrating how absolute power can corrupt even those who initially championed democratic ideals.
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The General Who Betrayed China's RevolutionAdded:
The general who destroyed China's oldest dynasty was destroyed trying to create his own. It's 1912, Beijing, China.
After 2,000 years of emperors, the last dynasty falls and a republic rises from the ashes. Yuan Shikai commands the most powerful army in the nation. Republicans trust him to protect their new democracy. He crushes rebellions and stabilizes the country, but absolute power calls to him and a secret plan forms in his mind. He declares himself emperor, betraying every republican who believed in him. The nation erupts in revolt. His own generals abandon him and within months he dies in disgrace. The strongman who ended imperial China was Yuan Shikai.
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