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Coup d'état and Arrest
- When
- September 1898
- Where
- Forbidden City
Empress Dowager Cixi staged a coup in September 1898, ending the Hundred Days' Reform and placing the Guangxu Emperor under house arrest.
The coup was executed with support from conservative factions and military commanders. The emperor was forced into confinement, and six leading reformers were executed. This action marked the definitive end of the reform movement and the restoration of Cixi's political authority.
Sources
- Hundred Days' Reform Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-11
- Empress Dowager Cixi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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