Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s9.t4.1

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Kang Youwei 康有为 (19 March, 1858 – 31 March, 1927) was a famous Chinese scholar, philosopher and reformer of the late Qing period. He is best known for the leading role he played in the Hundred Days Reform Movement 戊戌变法 of 1898, which sought to introduce major political and institutional reforms in China through the patronage of the Guangxu emperor. He was the author of the famous work *Da Tong Shu* 大同书, in which he envisioned a future utopia encompassing the whole world. This book was completed during