Tzu-hsi, Dowager Empress of China, seizes power and revokes reforms

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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.2.1.01: Chinese Writing and Culture: Ancient and Classical, -600-1900.
In China, in hostile response to Emperor Guangxu's programme of the Hundred Days of Reform, his aunt Dowager Empress Cixi seizes power and revokes the reforms of the last three months.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Tzu-hsi, Dowager Empress of China, seizes power and revokes reforms". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19270, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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