Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin | |||||||||||
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| Born | 8 November 1875 | ||||||||||
| Died | 15 July 1907 (aged 31) | ||||||||||
| Cause of death | Execution by decapitation | ||||||||||
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| Spouse | Wang Tingjun | ||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 秋瑾 | ||||||||||
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| Courtesy name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 璿卿 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 競雄 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 竞雄 | ||||||||||
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| Sobriquet | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鑑湖女俠 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鉴湖女侠 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Woman Knight of Mirror Lake | ||||||||||
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Qiu Jin (Chinese: 秋瑾; pinyin: Qiū Jǐn; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Chin; 8 November 1875 – 15 July 1907) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer. Qiu was executed after a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is considered a national heroine in China and a martyr of republicanism and feminism.