The concept of martyrdom in China during the premodern period largely concerned loyalty to political principles and was developed in modern times by revolutionaries, such as the Tongmenghui and the Kuomintang parties during the Xinhai Revolution, Northern Expedition, and Second Sino-Japanese War. == Martyrdom and loyalty == In pre-imperial China, the honest official Qu Yuan remonstrated with his king but was driven out of the court by vicious rivals.
The concept of martyrdom in China during the premodern period largely concerned loyalty to political principles and was developed in modern times by revolutionaries, such as the Tongmenghui and the Kuomintang parties during the Xinhai Revolution, Northern Expedition, and Second Sino-Japanese War. == Martyrdom and loyalty == In pre-imperial China, the honest official Qu Yuan remonstrated with his king but was driven out of the court by vicious rivals.
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