court to create a western-style army equipped with modern weaponry following the Qing Empire's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. Three out of the five divisions of the Wuwei Corps were disbanded after two years due to attrition caused by the Boxer Rebellion.

Formation

Empress Dowager Cixi held supreme power at the Qing imperial court after she placed the Guangxu Emperor

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