After much of his political power slipped away, Yuan Shikai died in 1916 of uremia. Uremia: a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine - definition: dictionary.com
Xiahou Yuan (夏侯渊) died in the battle against the Kingdom Shu (蜀国) for the place Hanzhong (汉中) of tactical importance. Because of his carelessness and mistakes in command, he was killed...