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 …

Mar 22, 2025 · 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), …

Empress Dowager Cixi Cixi stands out as infamous in Qing Dynasty history (ruling 1861–1908). Past the smoke and screens, she lived as a powerful ruler behind two of the last emperors, …

Mar 1, 2008 · When Xianfeng died in 1861, Cixi's five-year-old son was his only male heir and became the emperor Tongzhi, making her the "empress dowager" and a regent ruler.

After Cixi seized power, the brilliant queen regent of China never let it go and guided her people into the 20th century.

May 26, 2024 · 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 …

Cixi , or Tz’u-hsi known as the Empress Dowager , (born Nov. 29, 1835, Beijing, China—died Nov. 15, 1908, Beijing), Imperial consort who controlled the Chinese Qing dynasty for almost …

Empress Dowager Cixi, as biological mother of the new emperor, was officially made Divine Mother Empress Dowager (Chinese: 聖母皇太后). She was also given the honorific name Cixi …

Empress Dowager Cixi was a Chinese empress dowager and regent of the Qing Dynasty who through an exclusive group of corrupt and conservative officials controlled China for around …

Jan 7, 2025 · Empress Dowager Cixi, born in 1835 as Yehenara, remains one of the most influential and controversial figures in Chinese history. She governed China from behind the …