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Empress Dowager Cixi [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì] (29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908.
Empress Dowager. Born: November 29, 1835, Beijing, China. Died: November 15, 1908, Beijing (aged 72) Notable Family Members: son Tongzhi. Role In: Boxer Rebellion. Siege of the International Legations. Top Questions. Why is Cixi important? How did Cixi come to power? Where is Cixi buried?
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 20th...
Mar 1, 2008 · 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 stands out as infamous in Qing Dynasty and Chinese history. Cixi's early life, reign, and events of her time are covered here.
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.
Feb 3, 2022 · While Queen Victoria ruled half the world on the British throne, another powerful woman reigned on the other side of the world: Empress Dowager Cixi. Active from the 1860s into the 1900s, Cixi was a formidable figure in imperial China, effectively ruling the Qing dynasty’s government for almost half a century.
