Buuxi weedha soo socota: Isbahaysi siyaasadeed oo uu la sameeyay Amiiraddii Dowager, oo uu cadowga joogtada ah u noqday Amiirka Guangxu, Yuan wuxuu ka tagay caasimadda 1899 si uu u noqdo magacaabistiisa cusub ee Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Shandong. Mudadii uu xilka hayay ee saddexda sano ahayd waxaa qarxay kacdoonkii Boxer (1899<unk>1901); Yuan wuxuu hubiyay in la xakameeyo Boxer-ka gobolka, in kasta oo ciidamadiisu aysan ka qeyb qaadan wax firfircoon oo ka baxsan Shandong lafteeda. Yuan wuxuu taageeray kooxda ajaanibta ee ku jirta Maxkamadda Imperial, oo ay weheliyaan Amiir Qing, Li Hongzhang, iyo Ronglu. Wuxuu diiday inuu la safto Boxer-ka oo uu weeraro ciidamada Isbahaysiga Siddeeda Qaran, isagoo ku biiray guddoomiyeyaasha kale ee Shiinaha ee amar ku bixiyay ciidamo casri ah oo la taaban karo sida Zhang Zhidong oo aan ka qaybqaadanin kacdoonka Boxer. Isaga iyo Zhang waxay iska indhatireen ku dhawaaqista dagaal ee Empress Dowager Cixi ee ka dhanka ah awoodaha shisheeye waxayna sii wadeen xakameynta Boxers. Kooxdan waxaa loo yaqaanay " Ilaalinta Wadajirka ah ee Koonfur Bari Shiinaha. " Ka sokow la dagaalanka Isbahaysiga Siddeeda Qaran iyo xakameynta Boxers ee Shandong, Yuan iyo ciidankiisa (Qeybta Midig) waxay sidoo kale ka caawiyeen Isbahaysiga Siddeeda Qaran inay xakameyaan Boxers ka dib markii
Ururkii Isbahaysigu wuxuu qabsaday Beijing bishii Agoosto 1900. Ciidamada Yuan Shikai waxay xasuuqeen tobanaan kun oo qof ololahooda ka dhanka ah Boxers-ka ee Zhili. Yuan wuxuu ka hawlgalay Baoding intii uu socday ololaha, kaas oo la soo gabagabeeyay 1902.