# Kang-Yu-Wei — With the Empress Dowager of China character guide

> Kang-Yu-Wei in With the Empress Dowager of China by Katharine A. Carl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the so-called reformer Kang-Yu-Wei

**First appearance:** 0003-i-my-presentation-and-first-day-at-the-chinese-court

## Who they are

A reformer mentioned critically in the narrative, associated with political events.

## In the story

### [VIII: His Majesty the Emperor Kwang-Hsu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_the_empress_dowager_of_china_se/chapters/viii-his-majesty-the-emperor-kwang-hsu)

Mentioned as the reformer whose actions led to the coup d'état of 1898, which halted the Emperor's reform efforts.

## Links

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