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Zhang Zhidong (simplified Chinese: 张之洞; traditional Chinese: 張之洞; pinyin: Zhāng Zhīdòng; Wade–Giles: Chang1 Chih1-tung4; courtesy name Xiàodá (孝達); Pseudonyms: Xiāngtāo (香濤) Xiāngyán (香岩) Yīgōng (壹公) Wújìng-Jūshì (無竟居士) later Bàobīng (抱冰); Posthumous name: Wénxiāng (文襄)) (September 4 1837 — October 5 1909) was an eminent Chinese politician during the late Qing Dynasty who advocated controlled reform.