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The last guardian of the throne: the regional army in the late Qing dynasty

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This paper investigates the organizational structure of the Xiang Army, one of the best-known regional armies in the late Qing dynasty. The army developed an organizational form to overcome problems that plagued the imperial army of the central government, namely, the poor recruitment and training of soldiers, the lack of incentives to fight in battles, and the coordination failure. This organizational structure, I argue, played a central role in the rise of the Xiang Army in the Qing dynasty.

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  • Peng, Linan, 2021. "The last guardian of the throne: the regional army in the late Qing dynasty," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 17(2), pages 321-337, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jinsec:v:17:y:2021:i:2:p:321-337_9
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