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'''The Wuchang Uprising''' of Oct. 10, 1911, was a massive armed revolt against local authorities in [[Wuchang]], [[Hubei Province]], by revolutionaries in a modernized army formed by the government. It led to the [[Revolution of 1911]], which overthrew the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911) and feudalist rule, and the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] (1911-1949).

The mutiny broke out only after an accidental explosion. Revolutionaries in the Russian concession were building a bomb (Wuchang had a modern military industry and manufactured weapons and other military equipment for the New Army) when one suddenly went off; this led to a police investigation, which uncovered lists of members of the [[Literary Society]], an anti-government group, within the New Army. Facing arrest and execution, the revolutionaries revolted and the army took over the city in less than a day. The local Qing officials fled, and over the next two months, 15 southern provinces seceded in support.

The Qing government’s delayed response gave the revolutionaries enough time to declare a provisional republican government joined by a number of provincial assemblies other than the Manchurian rulers.

[[category: revolution]]

[[category: historic event]]

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