The Xinhai Revolution or Shinhai Revolution, also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Revolution, begins with the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911 and ends with the abdication of Emperor Puyi on February 12, 1912.

The primary parties to the conflict are the Imperial forces of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), and the revolutionary forces of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui).

The revolution is so named because 1911 is a Xinhai Year in the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar.The immediate result of the revolution is not a republican form of government.

The provisional central government is weak and the country is still politically fragmented.

The monarchy is briefly and abortively restored twice, and there is a period of military rule.

Though the revolution concludes on February 12, 1912, when the Republic of China formally replaces the Qing Dynasty, internal conflict continues to persist within China.

A failed Second Revolution, the Warlord Era and the Chinese Civil War will all come to pass before the People’s Republic of China will come to be officially established on October 1, 1949.