After the successful conclusion of the Northern Expedition, the now-defunct Ministry of Agriculture and Minerals formally petitioned the Executive Yuan to establish Arbor Day to commemorate the passing of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Father of Modern China.

After the takeover of the Republican government by Yuan Shikai and the failed Second Revolution in 1913, Chiang, like his KMT comrades, divided time between exile in Japan and the havens of the Shanghai International Settlement.

After the Legislative Yuan rejected Chu, Li was obliged to choose Yan Xishan instead.

After 1271, the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty also took the Chinese title huangdi, or Chinese emperor.

After the Mongols conquered China and founded the Yuan Dynasty, they used the Chinese gunpowder-based weapons technology in their invasion of Japan ; they also used gunpowder to fuel rockets.

After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty in 1368 the Mongols established their independent regime as Northern Yuan.

After the fall of the Northern Song dynasty, and during the reign of the Jin ( Jurchen ) and Yuan ( Mongol ) dynasties in northern China, a common speech developed based on the dialects of the North China Plain around the capital, a language referred to as Old Mandarin.

After taking the position of Prime Minister and creating his own cabinet, Yuan Shikai went as far as to ask for the removal of Zaifeng from the regency.

After studying for some years at Luoyang's ( Taixue ), he became well-versed in the classics, and befriended notable persons, such as the mathematician and calligrapher Cui Yuan ( 78 – 143 ), the official and philosophical commentator Ma Rong ( 79 – 166 ), and the philosopher Wang Fu ( 78 – 163 ).

* After years of begging and being a Buddhist monk, the penniless Chinese peasant Zhu Yuanzhang joins the Red Turban Rebellion against the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty of China ; he will later become the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

After the dynastic head of the Red Turbans suspiciously died in 1367 while a guest of Zhu, there was no one left who was remotely capable of contesting his march to the throne, and he made his imperial ambitions known by sending an army toward the Yuan capital Dadu ( present-day Beijing ) in 1368.

After settling the nearby provinces, including a rebellion led by former Yellow Turbans, and internal affairs with the court, Cao Cao turned his attention north to Yuan Shao, who himself had eliminated his northern rival Gongsun Zan that same year.

After Dong Zhuo demoted Emperor Shao and promoted his brother Liu Xie as Emperor Xian, Yuan Shao led a coalition of former officials and officers against Dong, who burned Luoyang to the ground and resettled the court at Chang ' an in May 191 CE.

After Yuan died, Cao killed Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan ( 173 – 205 CE ), who had fought with his brothers over the family inheritance.

After the Yuan Dynasty was evicted by the Han-led Ming Dynasty in 1368, the Ming rebuilt the Great Wall of China at its present location, which roughly follows the southern border of the modern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ( though it deviates significantly at the Hebei-Inner Mongolia border ).

After the Yuan fell, a substantial number of the Tanguts followed the Mongols into the northern grassland.

After further pleas by the Qing Court, Yuan agreed and eventually left his village for Beijing on 30 October, becoming Prime Minister on 1 November 1911.

After arriving in Peking, the elected Parliament attempted to gain control over Yuan, to develop a permanent constitution, and to hold a legitimate, open presidential election.

After his victory, Yuan reorganized the provincial governments.

After the 2000 election of Chen Shui-bian as president, the presidency and the Legislative Yuan were controlled by different parties which brought forth a number of latent constitutional issues such as the role of the legislature in appointing and dismissing a premier, the right of the president to call a special session of the legislature, and who has the power to call a referendum.

After the battle, the victorious Yuan forces pushed farther into the Song heartland.

After the Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 – 1368 ) was established, the Tangut troops were incorporated into the Mongol army in their subsequent military conquests in central and southern China.

After the defeat of rival warlord Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu, he took the widow of Yuan Shao's son Yuan Xi, Lady Zhen, as a consort, although eventually she lost his favor and was forced to commit suicide.

After Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, Zhang He was further promoted to the rank of a junior general.

After Liu Bian became emperor, He Jin became the most powerful official in the imperial court, and he and his advisor Yuan Shao quickly entered into a conspiracy to exterminate the eunuchs.

After a month of battles, Yao Shao was defeated, and he died in anger.

After he entered into government service, Yuan Shao initially served as an aide to General-in-Chief He Jin and was heavily trusted by the latter.

After the death of Emperor Ling in 189, He Jin and Yuan Shao plotted to eliminate the eunuch faction, headed by the Ten Attendants, but Empress Dowager He was against their idea.

After He Jin refused to accept his advice thrice, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu led 200 elite troops to wait outside.

After the terms were agreed to, Han Sui and Ma Teng would give assistance to Cao Cao in the remainder of his battles against Yuan Shao.

After losing the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao soon died.

After the dissension of this alliance, he was never on good terms with Yuan Shao again until his final moments.

After the collapse of the Han empire in 189, his great-great-grandsons Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu formed their own warlord fiefdoms in north China.

After Cao Cao defeated rival warlord Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu in 200, Yu Jin was promoted to a deputy general for his valor in battle.

After Lu's demise, Cao focused on preparation to the upcoming war with Yuan Shao ( who was still Cao's ally ), and Yue Jin was assigned to the border.

After the ultimate defeat and subsequent death of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao marched his troops northwards into Ji Province ( 冀州 ) and You Province ( 幽州 ) to stamp out Yuan Shao's heirs and supporters.

After Yuan Shao was defeated, Cao Cao launched his northern campaigns against Yuan's heirs.

After defeating Gongsun Zan and absorbing many of his forces, Yuan Shao intended to invade the capital, Xuchang, which was in Cao Cao's possession at that time.

After hearing that Cao Cao diverted his troops to invade Liu Bei, Tian urged Yuan Shao to invade Xuchang.

After Li Shao died in 759, because Empress Zhang's other son, Li Tong ( 李侗 ) the Prince of Ding was still young, Li Yu's position was no longer threatened.

After the eighteen regional warlords led by Yuan Shao attacked Dong Zhuo at Hulao Pass, Li Ru advised that they move the capital from Luoyang to Chang ' an and leave Lü Bu to ambush any of the warlords who attempted to pursue.

After hearing that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were fighting in northern China, Li Ru suggested that Dong Zhuo send an imperial decree in Emperor Xian's name for the two to make peace to gain the support of both of them.

After the alliance against Dong Zhuo disbanded, the former members of the alliance polarized greatly ; Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, feuded against his half brother, Yuan Shu, and obtained the alliance of Liu Biao.