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| − | + | [[Empress]] [[Dowager]] '''Cixi''' (November 29, 1835 to November 15, 1908) was a regent of the [[Qing dynasty]]. She was a consort of the [[Xianfeng]] emperor, mother of the [[Tongzhi]] emperor, and adoptive mother of the [[Guangxu]] emperor. She had kept Guangxu under house after his abortive attempt to bring about reform during the '[[Hundred Days]]' of 1898. After foreign armies occupied China in 1900 to suppress the Boxer Rebellion, Cixi turned to [[Yuan Shikai]], who implemented sweeping reforms similar to those proposed in 1898. The Imperial Examination were abolished in 1905. A National Assembly, with half of the members elected, met in 1910. Guangxu was poisoned, presumably at Cixi's command, the day before she died in 1908. | |
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Revision as of 17:40, November 15, 2014
Empress Dowager Cixi (November 29, 1835 to November 15, 1908) was a regent of the Qing dynasty. She was a consort of the Xianfeng emperor, mother of the Tongzhi emperor, and adoptive mother of the Guangxu emperor. She had kept Guangxu under house after his abortive attempt to bring about reform during the 'Hundred Days' of 1898. After foreign armies occupied China in 1900 to suppress the Boxer Rebellion, Cixi turned to Yuan Shikai, who implemented sweeping reforms similar to those proposed in 1898. The Imperial Examination were abolished in 1905. A National Assembly, with half of the members elected, met in 1910. Guangxu was poisoned, presumably at Cixi's command, the day before she died in 1908.
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