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The Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 – 12 January 1875), also known by his temple name Emperor Muzong of Qing, personal name Zaichun, was the ninth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
Tongzhi was the reign name (niaohao) of the eighth emperor (reigned 1861–1874/75) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12), during whose reign occurred a short revitalization of the beleaguered Qing government, known as the Tongzhi Restoration.
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Hong Taiji was the real founder of Qing imperial institutions. He was the first to adopt the title of "emperor" ( huangdi) and founded an Imperial Ancestral Temple in the Qing capital Mukden in 1636.
PortraitTitle Emperor (lifespan)Reign Duration In Years And DaysReign Duration In Years And Days1Nurhaci 努爾哈赤 (1559–1626)17 February 161630 September 16261Nurhaci 努爾哈赤 (1559–1626)10 years and 226 days10 years and 226 days2Hong Taiji [note 3] 皇太極 ...20 October 162615 May 16362Hong Taiji [note 3] 皇太極 ...9 years and 111 days9 years and 111 daysLearn about the life and reign of Tongzhi, the son of Xianfeng and Cixi, who ruled China from 1861 to 1875. Find out how he tried to modernize China, his marriage, his death, and his relationship with Cixi.
The Tongzhi Restoration (simplified Chinese: 同治中兴; traditional Chinese: 同治中興; pinyin: Tóngzhì Zhōngxīng; Wade–Giles: T'ung-chih Chung-hsing; c. 1860–1874) was an attempt to arrest the dynastic decline of the Qing dynasty by restoring the traditional order.
Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 - 12 January 1875), born Zaichun of the Aisin Gioro clan, His reign, from 1861 to 1875, which effectively lasted through his adolescence, was largely overshadowed by the rule of his mother, Empress Dowager Cixi.
Aug 9, 2020 · As the Qing dynasty seemed to collapse after emperor Xianfeng's catastrophic rule, the enthronement of Prince Zaichun, crowned as emperor Tongzhi, allowed for the Tongzhi restoration to take...
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