Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet

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Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet
大清內閣總理大臣
Flag of the Qing dynasty
Yuan Shikai
Last in office (nominally)
2 November 1911 — 10 March 1912
AppointerEmperor of China
Inaugural holderPrince Qing
Formation
  • 8 May 1911; 113 years ago (1911-05-08)
  • 1 July 1917; 107 years ago (1917-07-01) (Manchu Restoration)
Final holder
Abolished
  • 10 March 1912; 113 years ago (1912-03-10)
  • 12 July 1917; 107 years ago (1917-07-12) (Manchu Restoration)
Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet
Hanyu Pinyin
Nèigé Zónglǐ Dàchén

The Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet was a position created on 8 May 1911 during the late Qing dynasty, as part of the imperial government's unsuccessful attempts at creating a constitutional monarchy in China.

History

Main article:
New Policies

In the early 1900s, the Qing government began implementing constitutional reform in China in order to prevent a revolution. The reforms included the

Princes' Cabinet" was unpopular among the people and was viewed as a reactionary measure, being described at one point as "the old Grand Council under the name of a cabinet, autocracy under the name of constitutionalism."[1]

When the

revolution. He was named prime minister on 2 November 1911, shortly after Prince Qing stepped down. He remained in that office until March 1912, when he negotiated with Empress Dowager Longyu the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor.[1]

The post was briefly revived in July 1917 during

Zhang Xun's attempt to restore the Qing monarchy, but he only held it for several days before Beijing was retaken by Republican
forces.

List of prime ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Political party Cabinet Emperor
(Reign) 		Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Yikuang, Prince Qing
(1838–1917) 		8 May 1911 1 November 1911 177 days Independent
(Imperial Family) 		Yikuang Xuantong (Puyi)
(1908–1912)
2 Yuan Shikai
(1859–1916) 		2 November 1911 10 March 1912 129 days
Beiyang Clique
 Yuan
Abolished (1912–1917)
3 Zhang Xun
(1854–1923) 		1 July 1917 12 July 1917 11 days Independent
(Warlord)
Zhang
 Puyi
(unrecognized)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Esherick (2013).

Further reading

  • Esherick, Joseph (2013). China: How the Empire Fell. New York: Routledge.
    ISBN 978-0415831017
    .
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