This site specializes in information on Chinese civilian & military orders, decorations, & medals from the Qing Dynasty, the Republic and the People's Republic periods.
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This site specializes in information on Chinese civilian & military orders, decorations, & medals from the Qing Dynasty, the Republic and the People's Republic periods. |
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Nationalist Republican Awards (1929-date)
The Nationalists, under the leadership of Dr. Sun Yat-sin, were among the earliest in demanding a Republican form of government during late Qing. Members of the modern army of the Qing Dynasty sympathetic to the Nationalist/Republican cause were responsible for rebellions in Guangzhou, Wuchang, etc. in 1910-11. When the Empire fell, Nationalist groups actually set up the provisional government of the Republic in Nanking, and elected Dr. Sun as their provisional president. However, due to their lack of a strong political organization and military prowess, the Nationalists were not able to maintain control of the early Republic. In the interest of preserving a Republican form of government without a civil war, Dr. Sun opted to invite the powerful Qing military leader, Yuan Shih-kai, to to assume the position of the Presidency in Nanking. Yuan agreed to take the position, but decided to stay in Peking, where his power base was. Almost as soon as Yuan assumed presidency, many Nationalists realized that Yuan was not a true believer of either the republican form of government or full democracy. A long period of internal struggle began in which the Nationalists fought from their power bases in the South on and off with the warlords loyal to the Peking government in the North.
Chiang Kai-shek Dr. Sun was the leader of the Nationalists campaigns until his death in 1925. Then Chiang Kai-shek became the leader, and was instrumental in leading the successful Northern Expedition of 1926, when the Nationalists captured many big cities in central and eastern China, and set up the capital in Nanking again. By 1929, the Nationalists had control of the whole country. The party's rule of the country continued until 1949, when it was driven to the Island of Taiwan by the Communist forces.
Include key awards and award regulations related to the Nationalist Chinese Republic (1929-date). They would include pre-1929 Nationalist awards, as well as Taiwanese awards after 1949 Nationalist Military Orders, include the Precious Tripods, the Cloud and Banner, etc. Nationalist Military Medals, include the many Army, Navy and Air Force orders and medals, and military unit and local military awards, before and after 1949 Nationalist Civilian Orders, include the Precious Jade, the Brilliant Star, Nationalist Departmental and other Civilian Awards, include departmental, local, and civilian awards, issued on the Mainland and in Taiwan after 1949 Other Nationalist Awards, include all other nationalist awards not classified elsewhere |
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