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6 days ago · The news that the Qing tombs had been plundered and the corpse of the Dowager Empress Cixi had been desecrated greatly offended Puyi, who never forgave the Kuomintang and held Chiang Kai-shek personally responsible; the sacking also showed his powerlessness.
6 days ago · She ruled first as empress consort, through her husband Emperor Gaozong and then as an empress dowager, through her sons Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong, from 660 to 690, not unprecedented in Chinese history.
5 days ago · Their goal was to overthrow Empress Dowager Cixi to establish a constitutional monarchy under the Guangxu Emperor. Their plot was discovered by the governors-general of Hunan and Hubei. About twenty conspirators were arrested and executed.
3 days ago · Empress Dowager Cixi, the de facto ruler of China in the late Qing Dynasty, lived a life full of power struggles and political manoeuvres. On her last day of 52 years old, it can be said that she is the embodiment of the peak of her power...
4 days ago · Cixi siphoned-off vast sums of state money to re-build her beloved Old Summer Palace. During the Boxer Rebellion, the Empress Dowager had initially supported them believing that this would prevent the foreign powers from advancing into China, however, her judgement grossly backfired and led to a humiliating defeat for China.
4 days ago · Legend has it that Cixi lived a luxurious lifestyle, loved to collect jewels, and used to wear makeup and dress lavishly. Witnessing this scene, the princess once frankly criticized, saying Tu Hy was already old, there was no need to spend so much m.oney. Faced with this comment, Empress Dowager Cixi not only did not get angry but was also respectful.
Jul 12, 2024 · Along with his brother, Lei Tingchang, who designed the mausoleum of Empress Dowager Cian and Empress Dowager Cixi, Lei Siqi submitted the deisgn drafts for the renovation of the Old Summer Palace and was called upon five times by the emperor in 1874.
3 days ago · Last-minute attempts by the Song court to conclude a peace failed, and the Mongol armies took Lin’an in February. The reigning Song empress dowager and the nominal emperor—a boy—were taken to Dadu and granted an audience by Kublai Khan.
Jul 12, 2024 · After being escorted to Beijing, Empress Dowager Wei, like the concubines of the Northern Song Dynasty, was forced to take off her shirt and perform a "sheep-raising ceremony" naked. This kind of humiliation is not to mention the royal family.
6 days ago · Answer: Empress Dowager Cixi Cixi (tenure 1861-1908) was the spouse of Xianfeng (reigned 1850-1861), who died at the age of 30. Cixi's only biological son, Tongzhi (reigned 1861-1875), succeeded as the 8th Qing emperor when he was only 5 years old.
