What the records say
- When
- 10 Oct 1911 – 1 Dec 1911
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 30.54° N, 114.31° E
- Description
- armed rebellion in 10 October 1911 against the Qing dynasty that marked the start of the Xinhai Revolution
Wuchang Uprising
1911 revolt against Qing rule in China
The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang in the Chinese province of Hubei on 10 October 1911, beginning the 1911 Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui.
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