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The Xinhai Revolution ended two thousand years of emperors

Uprisings from October 1911 led to a republic and the abdication of Puyi A mutiny by army units in Wuchang in October 1911 spread across southern China, and provincial assemblies declared independence from the Qing court. Sun Yat-sen became provisional president of a republic in January 1912, and the child emperor Puyi abdicated in February. The new republic soon fractured into warlord rule. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Uprisings from October 1911 led to a republic and the abdication of Puyi. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.