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Yuan Shikai was an important figure in the history of modern China. He had a significant impact on the development and progress of society in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and influenced the process of modern Chinese history. He is worthy of extensive and in-depth study by the academic community. However, the current academic research on Yuan Shikai is still insufficient. It is limited to the research perspectives of political history and revolutionary history, and ignores Yuan Shikai's control and grasp of the economic situation. This book collects the author's more than 20 years of research on Yuan Shikai and Beiyang history, which can provide researchers with a more multi-dimensional perspective to observe Yuan Shikai. The book is divided into seven parts, respectively discussing the theory, methods and research status of Yuan Shikai's research, the study of Yuan Shikai and social changes in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the study of Yuan Shikai and China's military modernization, the study of Yuan Shikai and China's educational modernization, etc. It conducts a comprehensive and in-depth study of Yuan Shikai. In the current research on Yuan Shikai, he is the leader and unique. This work is based on historical archival documents, with a balanced argument and comprehensive analysis, and represents the current cutting-edge level of Yuan Shikai's research.