To push for this, he held a series of 'Monster Meetings' throughout much of Ireland outside the Protestant and Unionist-dominated province of Ulster.

Duan gave Shandong, the last Anhui held province, to Zhang as a token of their alliance.

The town is situated on the River Shannon and commanded the bridge crossing the river into the Jacobite held province of Connaught.

On 31 March 1937 the Nationalists started their offensive against the Republican held province of Biscay.

On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta.