As Imperial Resident of Seoul, this man acted as an adviser on all Korean government policies, although increasing Japanese influence and the uprising of the Donghak Society led to his recall before the start of the 1st Sino- Japanese War.
As Imperial Resident of Seoul, this man acted as an adviser on all Korean government policies, although increasing Japanese influence and the uprising of the Donghak Society led to his recall before the start of the 1st Sino- Japanese War. An ally of Li Hongzhang, he commanded the first New Army, and thus increased his influence at the Qing court, and amid successfully manoeuvering the intrigue surrounding the feud between the Guangxu Emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi, he developed China's first professional police force in Tianjin, and established the powerful Beiyang Army, which gave him the balance of power between the Qing court and revolutionaries. With help from his ally Duan Qirui, he managed to be elected Provisional President in opposition to the Kuomintang, and used his victory over its proclaimed ‘Second Revolution' to centralize power in himself. For 10 points, name this Chinese statesman who attempted to establish himself as the head of his Great Chinese Empire.
As Imperial Resident of Seoul, this man acted as an adviser on all Korean government policies, although increasing Japanese influence and the uprising of the Donghak Society led to his recall before the start of the 1st Sino- Japanese War.
{Yuan} Shikai