EMPEROR GUANGXU DOCUMENTARY - THE HUNDRED DAYS REFORM

Amidst the turn of the 19th century, the dragon throne of the Qing Dynasty's Imperial City would come under the control of emperor Guangxu, first reformist emperor in a world of conservatism. His reign, crippled by Empress Dowager Cixi, would see the events of the First Sino-Japanese War, Hundred Days Reform, and Boxer Rebellion.

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♫ MUSIC ♫
Qing Court Music
Sao Meo Orchestral Mix
Total War Shogun 2 - Resolve
Total War Shogun 2 - Ebb and Flow
Civilization V - Bismarck War Theme
Civilization V -Washington War Theme
Total War Three Kingdoms - Shadows of War
Total War Three Kingdoms - Eternal Peace
The Loyalist - Lotus Lane

🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
The Empress Dowager (1975)
The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 (2012)
Towards the Republic (2003)

📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644–1912) , (1943), Arthur W. Hummel, Sr.
Timeline of the Ming & Qing Palace Events (The Palace Museum website)
Guangxu, emperor of Qing dynasty, Encyclopedia Britannica

🏷️ TAGS 🏷️
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hundred days reform
wuxu coup
self-strengthening movement
self strengthening movement china
empress dowager ci'an
fall of the qing dynasty
collapse of the qing dynasty
kang youwei
tz'u hsi
empress dowager cixi

Introduction: (0:00)
Context: (01:16)
Child emperor: (05:05)
Rise to power: (07:51)
First Sino-Japanese war: (10:53)
Intermission: (13:27)
Wuxu events: (16:08)
Boxer rebellion: (19:53)
Later life: (23:24)
Conclusion: (25:17)