Birth of Chou En-Lai
Birth of Chou En-Lai
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1898 in China
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Historical records for China in 1898
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March
Birth of Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai is born in Huai'an, Jiangsu, into a family with roots in Shaoxing.
Other events (month unknown)
Adviser
Appointed Adviser to the Emperor
Anti-Foreign Policy
Conservative court politics encourage hostility to foreign influence.
Boxer Rising
Tolerates Boxer activity as anti-Christian violence spreads in Shandong.
Grand Scholar
Appointed Grand Scholar
Hundred Days Reform
The "Hundred Days Reform", launched by emperor Guang Hsu/Guang Xu to modernize China, fails when the mother of the emperor, Tsu Hsi/Ci Xi, has him arrested and confined in the Forbidden City
Secretary of War
Appointed Secretary of War
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