What was the major event in the late 1898 during Guangxu’s reign?
The First Sino-Japanese War
The Opium War
The Boxer Rebellion
Cixi’s coup
Answer
Cixi’s coup was a major event in the late 1898 during Guangxu’s reign. In 1898, Guangxu tried to reform the Qing dynasty by introducing a series of reforms called the Hundred Days’ Reform. However, Cixi, who was the empress dowager, opposed these reforms and staged a coup d’état in 1898.
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