Not to be confused with Battle of Wuchang or Battle of Wuhan.
1911 revolt against Qing rule in China
Wuchang Uprising
Part of the Xinhai Revolution
Establishment of the Republic of China
Date
10 October – 1 December 1911
Location
Wuchang, Hubei, China
Result
Tongmenghui victory
Start of the Xinhai Revolution
Belligerents
Qing Empire
Tongmenghui Hubei Military Government
Commanders and leaders
Ruicheng Zhang Hu
Huang Xing Xiong Bingkun Li Yuanhong
Strength
10,000 troops
2,000 troops
Casualties and losses
~4,000 killed
~1,000 killed
Wuchang Uprising
Traditional Chinese
武昌起義
Simplified Chinese
武昌起义
Hanyu Pinyin
Wǔchāng Qǐyì
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wǔchāng Qǐyì
IPA
[ù.ʈʂʰáŋ tɕʰì.î]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Móuh chēung héi yih
Jyutping
Mou5 coeng1 hei2 ji6
The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui.[1] The uprising and the eventual revolution directly led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty with almost three centuries of imperial rule, and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), which commemorates the anniversary of the uprising's starting date of 10 October as the National Day of the Republic of China.
The uprising originated from popular unrest about a railway crisis, and the planning process took advantage of the situation.[2] On 10 October 1911, the New Army stationed in Wuchang launched an assault on the residence of the Viceroy of Huguang. The viceroy Ruicheng quickly fled from the residence, and the revolutionaries soon took control of the entire city.[3]
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