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.
In the early 1900s, the Qing government began implementing constitutional reform in China in order to prevent a revolution. The reforms included the Outline of the Imperial Constitution passed in 1908, which ordered that elections for provincial assemblies must be held within a year. In May 1911, the government replaced the Grand Council with a thirteen-member cabinet, led by Prince Qing, who was appointed Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet. However, the cabinet included nine Manchus, seven of whom were members of the imperial clan. This "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 Wuchang Uprising broke out in November 1911, the imperial court summoned the general Yuan Shikai to command the Beiyang Army and put down 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.
Esherick, Joseph (2013). China: How the Empire Fell. New York: Routledge. ISBN978-0415831017.
April 10, 2024
prime, minister, imperial, cabinet, position, created, 1911, during, late, qing, dynasty, part, imperial, government, unsuccessful, attempts, creating, constitutional, monarchy, china, 大清內閣總理大臣flag, qing, dynastyyuan, shikailongest, serving2, november, 1911, m. 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 Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet大清內閣總理大臣Flag of the Qing dynastyYuan ShikaiLongest serving2 November 1911 10 March 1912AppointerEmperor of ChinaInaugural holderPrince QingFormation8 May 1911 112 years ago 1911 05 08 1 July 1917 106 years ago 1917 07 01 Manchu Restoration Final holderYuan ShikaiZhang Xun Manchu Restoration Abolished10 March 1912 112 years ago 1912 03 10 12 July 1917 106 years ago 1917 07 12 Manchu Restoration Prime Minister of the Imperial CabinetTraditional Chinese內閣總理大臣Simplified Chinese内阁总理大臣TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinNeige Zonglǐ Dachen Contents 1 History 2 List of prime ministers 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingHistory editMain 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 Outline of the Imperial Constitution passed in 1908 which ordered that elections for provincial assemblies must be held within a year In May 1911 the government replaced the Grand Council with a thirteen member cabinet led by Prince Qing who was appointed Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet However the cabinet included nine Manchus seven of whom were members of the imperial clan This 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 Wuchang Uprising broke out in November 1911 the imperial court summoned the general Yuan Shikai to command the Beiyang Army and put down 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 editNo Portrait Name born died Term of office Political party Cabinet Emperor Reign Ref Took office Left office Time in office1 nbsp Yikuang Prince Qing 1838 1917 8 May 1911 1 November 1911 177 days Independent Imperial Family Yikuang Xuantong Puyi 1908 1912 2 nbsp Yuan Shikai 1859 1916 2 November 1911 10 March 1912 129 days Beiyang Clique YuanAbolished 1912 1917 3 nbsp Zhang Xun 1854 1923 1 July 1917 12 July 1917 11 days Independent Warlord Zhang Puyi unrecognized See also editChancellor of the Tang dynasty Grand chancellor China List of premiers of ChinaReferences edit a b Esherick 2013 Further reading editEsherick Joseph 2013 China How the Empire Fell New York Routledge ISBN 978 0415831017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet amp oldid 1215304096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
