Kang Youwei
Kang Youwei (Chinese: 康有為; Cantonese (Yale): Hōng Yáuh Wàih; March 19, 1858 – March 31, 1927) was a Chinese scholar, noted calligrapher and prominent political thinker and reformer of the late Qing dynasty. He led movements to establish a constitutional monarchy and was an ardent Chinese nationalist and internationalist. His ideas inspired a reformation movement that was supported by the Guangxu Emperor but loathed by Empress Dowager Cixi, about whom, according to Sterling Seagrave he invented many of the stories which stained her reputation. Although he continued to advocate constitutional monarchy after the founding Republic, Kang's political ideology was never put into practical application.
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| Alias (AKA) | Kang Guangxia 康廣廈 Kang Zuyi 康祖詒 |
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| Birth date | January 01, 1858 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1927 |
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