CHIN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Liang Qichao, Kang Youwei, New Youth
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The end of the imperial era and the founding of the republic. Ruled the qing as empress dowager from 1861-1908. Mother of the tongzhi emperor (r. 1861-1875), who acceded to throne at age 5. Continued to rule through reign of the next emperor, her nephew the guangxu emperor (r. 1875-1908), then took power openly in a successful coup in 1898. Reformers in the late qing (end of 19th c): kang youwei and liang qichao. During the 1880s, advocated institutional reforms with meiji japan as a model. Pro(cid:373)oted his idea of co(cid:374)fu(cid:272)ius as a (cid:862)refor(cid:373)er(cid:863) E(cid:374)(cid:448)isio(cid:374)ed a future (cid:862)o(cid:374)e world,(cid:863) i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h all (cid:271)ou(cid:374)daries ha(cid:448)e dissol(cid:448)ed. Ka(cid:374)g you(cid:449)ei, (cid:862)co(cid:374)fu(cid:272)ius as a refor(cid:373)er(cid:863) (cid:862)e(cid:448)er(cid:455) fou(cid:374)der of doctrine in the world reformed institutions and established laws. Chinese principles and institutions were all laid down by. His disciples received his teachings and transmitted them so that they were carried out in the (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tr(cid:455) a(cid:374)d used to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge the old (cid:272)usto(cid:373)s. (cid:863)
