Beijing Coup

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The Beijing Coup was a 1924 military takeover in China led by warlord Feng Yuxiang that overthrew the Beiyang government in Beijing and reshaped the balance of power during the Warlord Era.

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instanceOf military coup
political event
aim removal of existing Beiyang leadership
seizure of control of Beijing
alsoKnownAs Beijing Incident of 1924 NERFINISHED
Capital Revolution NERFINISHED
associatedWith Northern China politics
Northern warlords
category 1924 in China
Coups d'état in China
History of Beijing
Military history of the Republic of China (1912–1949)
commander Feng Yuxiang NERFINISHED
conflictType internal power struggle
country China
date 1924
effectOn decline of Zhili clique dominance
rise of Feng Yuxiang as a major warlord
weakening of Beiyang central authority
era early Republican China
followedBy expansion of Feng Yuxiang's political influence
historicalContext fragmentation of China under regional warlords
involvedFaction Fengtian clique NERFINISHED
Guominjun NERFINISHED
Zhili clique NERFINISHED
involvedGovernment Beiyang government NERFINISHED
involvedWarlord Feng Yuxiang NERFINISHED
leader Feng Yuxiang NERFINISHED
location Beijing NERFINISHED
opponent Zhili clique NERFINISHED
participant Beiyang government NERFINISHED
Feng Yuxiang's Guominjun forces NERFINISHED
partOf Chinese Warlord Era conflicts
politicalNature anti-Zhili action
politicalOutcome temporary reconfiguration of alliances among northern warlords
precededBy Second Zhili–Fengtian War NERFINISHED
relatedTo Second Zhili–Fengtian War NERFINISHED
result overthrow of the Beiyang government in Beijing
reshaping of balance of power among Chinese warlords
significance altered alignment of warlord factions in North China
major turning point in late Beiyang government politics
timePeriod Warlord Era NERFINISHED
tookPlaceIn Republic of China (1912–1949) NERFINISHED
triggered reorganization of military forces in North China

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