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Cixi | Biography & Facts | Britannica
Cixi, consort of the Xianfeng emperor (reigned 1850–61), mother of the Tongzhi emperor (reigned 1861–75), adoptive mother of the Guangxu emperor (reigned 1875–1908), and a towering presence over the Chinese empire for almost half a century. She was one of the most powerful women in the history of China.
Cixi: The Woman Behind the Throne - Smithsonian Magazine
A century after the death of China's last and most famous empress, Cixi, the story of her life and reign remains veiled by varying versions of the truth. Some sources paint her as a veritable...
Empress Dowager Cixi: Her Life, Reign, and Mystery - China Highlights
Cixi stands out as infamous in Qing Dynasty history (ruling 1861–1908). Past the smoke and screens, she lived as a powerful ruler behind two of the last emperors, and had a hand in imperial court policy in the last several decades of the Qing Dynasty. Opinion on This Mysterious Ruler is Divided.
Cixi, the controversial empress dowager who modernized China
Cixi, the controversial concubine who became queen, led China into the modern age. After Cixi seized power, the brilliant queen regent of China never let it go and guided her people into the...
Cixi summary | Britannica
Cixi , or Tz’u-hsi known as the Empress Dowager, (born Nov. 29, 1835, Beijing, China—died Nov. 15, 1908, Beijing), Imperial consort who controlled the Chinese Qing dynasty for almost half a century. A low-ranking concubine of the Xianfeng emperor (r. 1850–61), Cixi bore his only son, the future Tongzhi emperor, in 1856.
Cixi, the Last Empress Dowager of China - Smithsonian Institution
Arguably the most powerful empress in Chinese history, Empress Dowager Cixi dominated the court and policies of China’s last imperial dynasty for nearly 50 years. She entered the court as a low-ranking consort, or wife, of the Xianfeng emperor and bore his heir, the Tongzhi emperor.
Empress Dowager Cixi - Chinese History - ThoughtCo
Portrait of the Dowager Empress Cixi, often called the Dragon Lady of China. via Wikipedia. By. Kallie Szczepanski. Updated on July 03, 2019. Few people in history have been as thoroughly vilified as the Empress Dowager Cixi (sometimes spelled Tzu Hsi), one of the last empresses of China's Qing Dynasty.
Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty: History, Major Facts, Reforms ...
Dowager Empress Cixi is most known as the last empress of the Qing Dynasty. Beginning her ascent to power as one of the low-ranking concubines of the Xianfeng emperor, Cixi (also spelled as Tzu His) went on to be one of the most influential and controversial figures of the Qing Dynasty for over four decades.
Smarthistory – Xunling, The Empress Dowager Cixi with foreign envoys’ wives
This is an iconic photo of Cixi (1835–1908), the Empress Dowager of Qing China (1644–1911), in the early 1900s. It was taken in the Hall of Happiness and Longevity (Leshou tang ) in the Summer Palace, Beijing.
Xunling, The Empress Dowager Cixi with foreign envoys’ wives
Cixi is a contradictory figure in Chinese history. From the 1860s until her death in 1908, Cixi dominated the Qing court and policies. She was regent to two successive emperors. Powerful as she was, she did not have a good reputation abroad.
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