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The Republic of China in 1917

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1917, Unspecified Date:
Tibet invaded Xikang. Zhili clique assumed control in Jiangsu.

April:
Yue Clique broke away from the Gui Clique. Dian Clique lost control in Sichuan, but no central provincial government was formed.

June:
Fengtien Clique overthrew the governor of Heilongjiang.

July:
Zhang Xun declared the restoration of the Qing Dynasty in Beijing, but his army is defeated within the month.

August:
Zhili Clique seized Jiangxi. China declared war on Germany.

September:
Southern warlords and the Kuomintang cooperated to form the Constitutional Protection Army.

November:
Anhui Clique invaded Hunan but its defeat there led to a truce.

December:
Chengdu faction in Sichuan declares for Anhui Clique. Yu Clique declared for the Zhili Clique.