Editing Yuan Shikai (section)

=== Abandonment of monarchy and death ===
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Faced with widespread opposition, Yuan repeatedly delayed the accession rites in order to appease his foes, but his prestige was irreparably damaged and province after province continued to voice disapproval. On 25 December 1915, [[Yunnan]]'s military governor, [[Cai E]], rebelled, launching the [[National Protection War]]. The governor of [[Guizhou]] followed in January 1916, and [[Guangxi]] declared independence in March. Funding for Yuan's accession ceremony was cut on 1 March.

Yuan formally abdicated and restored the Republic on 22 March after being emperor for only 83 days; primarily due to these mounting revolts as well as declining health from [[uraemia]]. This was not enough for his enemies, who called for his resignation as president, causing more provinces to rebel. Yuan died of uraemia at 10 a.m. on 6 June 1916, at the age of fifty-six.<ref name="Zhengyuan" /><ref name="Spence3" />

Yuan's remains were moved to [[Henan|his home province]] and placed in a large mausoleum in [[Anyang]]. In 1928, the tomb was looted by [[Feng Yuxiang]] and his soldiers during the [[Northern Expedition]].

Yuan had a wife and nine concubines, who bore him 17 sons and 15 daughters, but only three were prominent: Prince [[Yuan Keding]], Prince [[Yuan Kewen]], and Prince Yuan Keliang.