Original sentence: He is known in Chinese history for his authoritarian control based on military dictatorship, as well as a presidency with sweeping powers between 1912–1915 and his self-proclamation as Emperor in 1916, although his stupendous political might, as well as the preeminence of his personal qualities has remained to be a controversy and a hotly debated subject, especially after the premiere of the controversial TV-series Towards the Republic
Edited sentence: He is known in Chinese history for his authoritarian control based on military dictatorship, as well as a presidency with sweeping powers between 1912–1915 and his self-proclamation as Emperor in 1916, although his stupendous political might as well as the preeminence of his personal quality has remained to be a controversy and a hotly debated subject, especially after the premiere of the controversial revisionist TV-series Towards the Republic