Nineteen Articles

Nineteen Articles
SC十九信条
TC十九信條
Promulgated on3 November 1911[1]
TypeConstitutional document[2]
CountryQing China

The Nineteen Articles[3] (simplified Chinese: 十九信条; traditional Chinese: 十九信條), officially the Nineteen Major Articles of Good Faith on the Constitution[4] (simplified Chinese: 宪法重大信条十九条; traditional Chinese: 憲法重大信條十九條), also known as the Doctrine of Nineteen Articles[5] and 19 Fundamental Articles,[6] was a constitutional document,[7] and the only constitution of the late Qing dynasty,[8] which was promulgated by the Qing government on 3 November 1911.[9]

The purpose of Nineteen Articles was to establish a British-style system of ministerial responsibility, and reconstitute the Qing government as a constitutional monarchy.[10] These articles restrained the power of the emperor and expanded the power of the congress. However, after only 3 months (February 1912) the monarchy was abolished following the end of the Xinhai Revolution.[11]

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