1912.01.26
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Hebei
Duan Qirui, along with 47 high-ranking Beiyang generals, issued a joint telegram for the republic, delivering an ultimatum for abdication to Empress Dowager Longyu in the name of saving the throne.
1912.01.26
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Beijing
Liang Bi, a core Manchu noble figure who advocated rejecting a republic and fighting against Yuan Shikai, was killed in a bomb attack in Beijing, causing the Manchu nobles' northwest defense line to completely collapse.