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Empress Dowager Cixi - Wikipedia Empress Dowager Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation: [tsʰɹ̩̌ ɕì]; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically 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
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
Cixi: The Woman Behind the Throne - Smithsonian Magazine History can be a slippery substance, particularly when it comes to personalities A century after the death of China's last and most famous empress, Cixi, the story of her life and reign remains
Empress Dowager Cixi - Chinese History - ThoughtCo Cixi rose from being a low-ranking concubine to one of China's most powerful rulers Despite negative portrayals, Cixi was a strong and strategic leader during very challenging times Under Cixi's rule, China faced many difficulties, including the Boxer Rebellion and foreign invasions
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Became China‘s Ruler In the annals of Chinese history, few figures loom as large or cast as long a shadow as Empress Dowager Cixi For nearly half a century, Cixi was the most powerful woman in China, ruling over the twilight years of the Qing dynasty as regent and de facto sovereign
Cixi, the controversial empress dowager who modernized China After Cixi seized power, the brilliant queen regent of China never let it go and guided her people into the 20th century Born in 1835, the girl who would gain fame as the Empress Dowager Cixi