Historedia
Person

Yuan Shikai

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1884–1898

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Yuan Shikai, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Gapsin Coup in Seoul

    1884–1885

    Role: Chinese General

    1. 1884-1885 · SeoulChinese Intervention

      Chinese forces under Yuan Shikai suppressed the coup, rescuing the king and ending the progressive government's brief rule.

    2. 4 December 1884 · SeoulGapsin Coup in Seoul

      Reformers staged a coup in Seoul on December 4, 1884, seizing the palace and detaining King Gojong with Japanese assistance.

  2. Empress Dowager Cixi's coup ends the Hundred Days' Reform

    1898

    Role: Commander of armed forces cited as supporting the coup

    1. September 1898 · Forbidden CityCoup d'état and Arrest

      Empress Dowager Cixi staged a coup in September 1898, ending the Hundred Days' Reform and placing the Guangxu Emperor under house arrest.

    2. September 1898 · ZhongnanhaiConfinement on Yingtai Island

      The Guangxu Emperor was confined to Yingtai Island at Zhongnanhai, isolated from the main palace complex.

Sources

  1. Yuan Shikai Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  2. Kapsin Coup Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  3. Hundred Days' Reform Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-11