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Hundred Days' Reform

1898 · 19th century · Also known as Hundred Days Reform, Hundred Days

The Hundred Days' Reform was a programme of modernising reforms launched by the Guangxu Emperor in 1898, covering education, administration and the economy. It was ended after about a hundred days by a conservative coup backed by the Empress Dowager Cixi. Its failure is a key episode in the decline of the Qing Empire.

Hundred Days' Reform
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hundred Days' Reform. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hundred-days-reform
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“Hundred Days' Reform.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hundred-days-reform. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Hundred Days' Reform.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hundred-days-reform.
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