Tang Caichang

Political activist
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IntroPolitical activist
PlacesChina
wasActivist Political activist
Work fieldActivism Politics
Gender
Male
Birth1867
Death22 August 1900 (aged 33 years)
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Biography

Tang Caichang (Chinese: 唐才常; pinyin: Táng Cáicháng; 1867 – 22 August 1900) was a late Qing dynasty reformer and political activist. He and fellow reformer Tan Sitong were from Liuyang. Tang was chosen by Kang Youwei to lead an uprising in Hankou, however he and thirty others were arrested by Qing forces before it ever began on August 21, 1900. By order of Zhang Zhidong, he was beheaded the following day in Wuchang. He is considered by the Chinese to be a martyr for revolution.

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