Ronglu (荣禄, April 6, 1836- April 11, 1903) was a Manchu statesman during the late Qing dynasty. Ronglu hailed from the Gûwalgiya clan and belonged to the Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners. He served in a number of important positions in the Qing government, including the Zongli Yamen and the Grand Council. Ronglu was a close ally of the Empress Dowager and opposed Kang Youwei's Hundred Days' Reform in 1898. The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: 满族; Traditional Chinese: 滿族; pinyin: MÇŽnzú) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (todays Northeast China). ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; Pinyin: QÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, is a Chinese term for the Empire of the Great Qing (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: dàqÄ«ngguó), founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what... The Eight Banners (In Manchu: jakÅ«n gÅ«sa, In Chinese: æ—— baqí) were administrative divisions into which all Manchu families were placed. ... Zongli Yamen (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tsungli Yamen) was the name of the government office/department of foreign relations (or Foreign Office) of imperial China during the Qing dynasty. ... The Grand Council or Junjichu (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: JÅ«njÄ«chù; Manchu: coohai nashÅ«n i ba; literally, Office of Military Secrets) was an important policy-making body in the Qing Empire. ... Kang Youwei (Chinese: 康有為; March 19, 1858–March 31, 1927) was a Chinese scholar and political reformist. ... The Hundred Days Reform (Chinese: 戊戌变法, wùxÅ« biànfÇŽ, or 百日維新, bÇŽirì wéixÄ«n) was a 103-day reform from 11 June to 21 September 1898. ...

References

• Hummel, Arthur William, ed. Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912). 2 vols. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1943.