What happened after Oct 1911? a The revolution of 1911: Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated as provisional president; however, had little power to control the forces behind it Yuan Shikai, the builder of the New Army in North China, ran the Peking government-1912 2.12 the Last Manchu Emperor abdicated to Yuan The end of monarchy in 1912 marked the beginning of a crisis of authority and central power(warlordism a Nationalism(Chinese state, culture and people) had not yet found institutional expression.What happened after Oct 1911?  The revolution of 1911: Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated as provisional president; however, had little power to control the forces behind it.  Yuan Shikai, the builder of the New Army in North China, ran the Peking government – 1912.2.12 the Last Manchu Emperor abdicated to Yuan  The end of monarchy in 1912 marked the beginning of a crisis of authority and central power (warlordism)  Nationalism (Chinese state, culture and people) had not yet found institutional expression