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December 1915 – 14 July 1916 Location Southwest, South and East
China   • National Protection Army victory   • Abdiction of Yuan
Shikai Empire of China Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of
China Commanders and leaders Yuan Shikai  Zhang Jingyao Ma
Jiceng Cao Kun Feng Yuxiang  Republic of China (1912–1949) Cai E
Republic of China (1912–1949) Tang Jiyao Republic of China
(1912–1949) Liang Qichao Republic of China (1912–1949) Li Liejun
Republic of China (1912–1949) Lu Rongting  700,000+ 200,000+
The National Protection War (simplified Chinese: 护国战争;
traditional Chinese: 護國戰爭), also known as the anti-Monarchy War,
was a civil war that took place in China between 1915 and 1916.
The cause of this war was Yuan Shikai's proclamation of himself
as Emperor. Only three years earlier, the last Chinese dynasty,
the Qing Dynasty, had been overthrown and a Republic of China
established in its pla