Empire of China (Chinese Meiji Restoration)

After the disastrous Opium wars of the 1840s and 1860s China entered into a period of questioning and instability. There were calls for reform that originated in the Han people of the south. Xiao Yang, a former military general rose to prominence in his critique and ultimately opposition to the Qing dynasty. The Qing's secret police attempted to assassinate Xiao Yang but failed as he had received word from forces that remained loyal to him. In 1865, Xiao Yang proclaimed a new Yang dynasty with the broad support of the Han people. In a 7 year long civil war the Yang dynasty decisively won by allying themselves with the growing anti Qing factions that emerged in the decades long unrest after the Opium wars. In 1872