On #ThisDayInHistory in 1898, the Dowager Empress #Cixi staged a coup in China that ended the transformative policies of the #HundredDaysReform. Her #TongzhiRestoration was partly reactionary and limited the scope for change to areas like the military. The #Qing fell in 1911.

#BOT in #ChineseHistory: Tan Sitong #譚嗣同 (1865–1898), late #Qing #清 (1644–1911) reformer and philosopher, one of the 'Six Gentlemen' #戊戌六君子 executed for their role in the #HundredDaysReform #戊戌變法. Known for his Study of Humaneness #仁學, a critique of #Confucianism.