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戊戌
wùxū
1.
thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
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戊戌政变
WùxūZhèngbiàn
coup by Dowager Empress Cixi [[慈禧太后<Cíxǐtàihòu>]] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌维新
WùxūWéixīn
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌变法
WùxūBiànfǎ
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌六君子
WùxūLiùjūnzǐ
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong [[譚嗣同|谭嗣同<TánSìtóng>]], Lin Xu [[林旭<LínXù>]], Yang Shenxiu [[楊深秀|杨深秀<YángShēnxiù>]], Liu Guangdi [[劉光第|刘光第<LiúGuāngdì>]], Kang Guangren [[康廣仁|康广仁<KāngGuǎngrén>]] and Yang Rui [[楊銳|杨锐<YángRuì>]]
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