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A yámén ('s, or Mandarin 's, office and residence of the Chinese Empire from the Qing Dynasty (and possibly earlier Chinese Dynasties ). Within the ''yamen'', the bureaucrat and his staff conducted government business of the town or region, settling disputes, maybe jailing a lawbreaker or two, issuing decrees and policies, and living daily life. ''Yamen'' varied greatly in size depending on the level of government they administered. However, all ''yamen'' typically had similar features: a front gate, a coutyard and a hall (typically served as a court of law); offices, prison cells and store rooms; and residences for the bureaucrat, his family and his staff. The institution of the ''yamen'' fell victim to the Wuchang Uprising and the Xinhai Revolution , after which Warlords often wound up becoming the ultimate authorities, in spite of Sun Yatsen 's best efforts to establish a Republic Of China covering all of China. Sun Yatsen tried to establish a form of self-government, or Home Rule , on a regional (or local) basis, but he found that he needed Bureaucracy to run a country as big as China. Hence, new bureaucratic offices arose, thus replicating the functions of the Imperial ''yamens'' in many ways. WELL-KNOWN YAMENS
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