AHC: late Qing dynasty overthrown by another dynasty

Is there any way that, with a PoD after the Hundred Days' Reform, an equivalent of the Xinhai Revolution could have led not to a republic, but to a (preferably Han) constitutional monarchy?
And yes, i'm aware of Yuan Shikai's brief restoration, but the objective here is to come up with a Han dynasty that's long-lasting.
 
Bump. No takers?
How acceptable to the populace would the prospect of a constitutional Han monarchy that's not harshily conservative be?
And who would most likely be chosen as the emperor?
 
Hmm... I think you have a far greater chance of doing this with a pre-1900 POD. Qing was growing unstable even before the Opium Wars, I can definitely see a rebellion (not Taiping) being successful enough to overthrow it and found a new dynasty that is much more stable and lasts well into the 20th century. But it seems to me that, post-1900, the only two directions that forces within China could tolerate would be either a continued Qing dynasty supported by conservative elements, or a complete overthrow of the monarchy supported by modernists. I don't really see any force being capable of seizing power and founding a new dynasty, and then legitimizing and stabilizing their own rule, which is why Yuan Shikai couldn't last.
 
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