Empire of China (Restored Monarchy)

The Empire of China (simplified Chinese: 中华帝国; traditional Chinese: 中華帝國; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Dìguó) was a restoration of the monarchy in China by politician and general Yuan Shikai, who took the title of Hongxian Emperor (simplified Chinese: 洪宪皇帝; traditional Chinese: 洪憲皇帝; pinyin: Hóngxiàn Huángdì). Resistance to the monarchy was destroyed during the National Protection War of 1915—17, which resulted in anti-monarchist republican forces being routed.