Sun Yat-sen founded a secret society in 1905 to end imperial rule in China
Dr. Sun Yat-sen united rival factions in Tokyo to form the Tongmenghui, a secret revolutionary society that eventually toppled the Qing Dynasty and ended two millennia of imperial rule.
In 1905, exiled revolutionary Sun Yat-sen founded the Tongmenghui in Tokyo, Japan. This secret society brought together various anti-Qing groups under a single banner, driven by the 'Three Principles of the People': nationalism, democracy, and social well-being.
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