Beiyang Army

The Beiyang Army (Pei-yang Army; simplified Chinese: 北洋军; traditional Chinese: 北洋軍; pinyin: Běi Yáng Jūn; Wade–Giles: Pei3-yang2 Chün1; literally: "North Ocean Army") was a powerful, Western-style Imperial Chinese Army established by the Qing Dynasty government in the late 19th century. It was the centerpiece of a general reconstruction of China's military system. The Beiyang Army played a major role in Chinese politics for at least three decades and arguably right up to 1949. It made the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 possible, and, by dividing into warlord factions known as the Beiyang Clique (Pei-yang Clique; simplified Chinese: 北洋军阀; traditional Chinese: 北洋軍閥; pinyin: Běiyáng Jūnfá; Wade–Giles: Pei3-yang2 Chün1-fa2), ushered in a period of regional division.

Beiyang Army

The Beiyang Army (Pei-yang Army; simplified Chinese: 北洋军; traditional Chinese: 北洋軍; pinyin: Běi Yáng Jūn; Wade–Giles: Pei3-yang2 Chün1; literally: "North Ocean Army") was a powerful, Western-style Imperial Chinese Army established by the Qing Dynasty government in the late 19th century. It was the centerpiece of a general reconstruction of China's military system. The Beiyang Army played a major role in Chinese politics for at least three decades and arguably right up to 1949. It made the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 possible, and, by dividing into warlord factions known as the Beiyang Clique (Pei-yang Clique; simplified Chinese: 北洋军阀; traditional Chinese: 北洋軍閥; pinyin: Běiyáng Jūnfá; Wade–Giles: Pei3-yang2 Chün1-fa2), ushered in a period of regional division.