The Beiyang Army (Chinese: 北洋軍; pinyin: Běiyáng-jūn; literally "North Ocean Army") was a powerful, Western-style Imperial Chinese Army created by the Qing Dynasty government in the late 19th century. It was the centerpiece of a general reconstruction of China's military system. The Beiyang Army played a major role in Chinese politics for at least three decades and arguably right up to 1949. It made the Xinhai Revolution possible, and by dividing into warlord factions (Chinese: 北洋軍閥; pinyin: běiyáng jūnfá) ushered in a period of regional division.
Read more about Beiyang Army: Origins Under Li Hongzhang (to 1900), Yuan Shikai's Ascendancy (1901–1908), The Beiyang Army Under Manchu Control (1909–1910), The 1911 Revolution, Beiyang Clique in Power (1911–15), Fragmentation of The Beiyang Army (1916–18), High Warlordism (1919–1925), Northern Expedition
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