- 军事政变 jūnshìzhèngbiàn military coup
- 四一二反革命政变 sìyī'èrfǎngémìngzhèngbiàn April 12 Incidentcounterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
- 戊戌政变 Wùxū Zhèngbiàn Wuxu CoupThe 1898 coup led by Empress Dowager Cixi that ended the attempt to reform the Qing dynasty.
- 甲申政变 Jiǎshēnzhèngbiàn Gapsin CoupAn unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops.
