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Republic of Shangea

晓东共和国
Xiǎodōng Gònghéguó
1935–1940
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(1935–1937; 1939-1940)
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(1937–1939)
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(1937–1939)
Motto: 和平反共建國
Peace, Anti-Communism, National Construction
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CapitalBaiqiao
Common languagesShangean
GovernmentParliamentary republic (1935-1937)
Military dictatorship (1937-1940)
Premier 
• 1935
Qin Xinyi (first)
• 1940
Hu Yingjiu (last)
LegislatureNational Assembly
History 
• Declaration of the Republic
15th January 1935
20th September 1935
• Surrender of Baiqiao
13th October 1940
Population
• 1940
~150,000,000
CurrencyKuai
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Heavenly Shangean Empire
Shangea
Today part ofFlag of Xiaodong.png Shangea

The Republic of Shangea (Shangean: 晓东共和国; Xiǎodōng Gònghéguó) commonly known as the Wulin government (Shangean: 武林政府; Wǔlín zhèngfǔ) was a state that ruled over much of modern day Shangea that was created in following the abolition of the Heavenly Shangean Empire. It was dissolved following the victory of the Shangean Revolutionary Army in the Shangean Civil War and creation of the Auspicious Republic of Shangea in 1940.

The Wulin government was created after the premier Qin Xinyi announced the abdication of the Shanrong Emperor in the closing days of the Great War as Grand Alliance (predominantly Senrian) forces advanced throughout the country. The republican regime was initially popular with its promises of peace and freedom broadly accepted after years of war, militarism and repression. However the Treaty of Keishi which ended the Great War in Coius entailed the breakup of much of Shangea's pre-war territory as well punishing reparations, leading to various groups to criticise the republican establishment for "betraying the country". A series of unstable cabinets fell over this period as the government was unable to deal with mounting social and political chaos.. In September 1933 a failed coup (the Corrective Revolution) led to the official start of the Shangean Civil War fought between the Baiqiao-based government, Lu Keqian's Shangean Revolutionary Army, separatist forces and a variety of regional warlords.

Between 1935-7 the government in Baiqiao lost large amounts of land to rebel forces alongside seeing a deterioration in the economic situation. The political sphere became increasingly compromised as military officers ran the country as a de facto military dictatorship sapping their support. An offensive known as the Northern Reconquest was unsuccessful in 1938, with the army never recovering from its defeat at the siege of Lukeng. In 1939 the military regime was overthrown, but this act led to the disintegration of much of the army and further political chaos.

The failure of the republican government to overcome political, economic and military problems alongside lingering resentment against the Treaty of Keishi led to the complete military defeat of the state in 1940 and the surrender of Baiqiao to Lu Keqian's forces.

History

Creation

Treaty of Keishi

Shangean Civil War

Politics

Government

Military

Economy

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