husband's death in 1861, after which she was honored as Empress Dowager Ci'an. As empress dowager and one of the most senior members of the imperial family...

widow, Empress Dowager Ci'an. Cixi ousted a group of regents appointed by the late emperor and assumed the regency along with Ci'an. Cixi then consolidated...

Tongzhi's death in 1874, he was supported by the two Empress Dowagers (Ci'an and Cixi) to succeed the throne, being adopted at the age of three by Emperor...

biological mother Empress Dowager Cixi and his legal mother Empress Dowager Ci'an. The Self-Strengthening Movement, in which Qing officials pursued radical...

son, the Tongzhi Emperor ascended the throne. She, the Empress Dowager Ci'an (who had been Xianfeng's empress), and Prince Gong (a son of the Daoguang...

zhèngbiàn) was a Chinese palace coup instigated by Empress Dowagers Cixi and Ci'an, and Prince Gong to seize power after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor...

successor. A few months later, Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Ci'an along with Prince Gong instigated the Xinyou Coup and ousted the regents...

Gong launched the Xinyou Coup in 1861 with the aid of the Empress Dowagers Ci'an and Cixi and seized power from a group of eight regents appointed by the...

Empress Dowagers Ci'an of the Manchu Niohuru clan along with Ci'xi of the Manchu Yehenara clan served as Co-regents from 1861 until Ci'an's death in 1881...

Manchu warrior Eidu, his son the high official Ebilun, the Empress Dowager Ci'an, the infamous corrupt official Heshen, the contemporary concert pianist...

(1641–1718) Empress Dowager Cihe Empress Dowager Chongqing Empress Dowager Ci'an Empress Dowager Cixi, de facto ruler of the Qing dynasty for 40 years Empress...

Emperor's consorts. Among those she chose were the future Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi. Imperial Noble Consort Dowager Kangci became critically...

include Empress Lü Zhi of the Han, as well as the empress dowagers Cixi and Ci'an during the Qing, who for a time ruled jointly as co-regents. Where Empresses...

Xianfeng Emperor's empress, honoured with the title of Empress Dowager Ci'an, and Noble Consort Yi, the mother of the new emperor, honored with the title...

Fang) (died 251), empress of Cao Wei, wife of Cao Feng Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881), Noble Consort Zhen to the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty...

became known as the "western empress", while her co-regent Empress Dowager Ci'an lived in one of the Eastern Palaces and was thus known as the "eastern empress"...

known as Consort Zhen at one point during their marriage Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837–1881), wife of the Xianfeng Emperor, known as Noble Consort Zhen before...

emperors. From 1861 onwards, she was officially co-regent with Empress Dowager Ci'an, but her political role increased so much that within a few years she was...

emperor of the Qing dynasty, with the empress dowagers Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi acting as regents. 1876 21 August The Qing dynasty...

Chongqing Empress Dowager Gongci Empress Dowager Kangci Empress Dowager Ci'an Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Longyu Grand empresses dowager Grand...

was an argument between the Empresses Dowager Cixi and Ci'an over the choice of empress. Ci'an, who favored Lady Alut, claimed that the empress should...

elder half-brother, Zaitian was selected by the Empress Dowagers Cixi and Ci'an to be the new emperor. Zaitian was "adopted" by the empress dowagers as...

minority. However, without obtaining the seals of the two empress dowagers (Ci'an and Cixi), the regency could not carry out any important policy decisions...

Emperor Xianfeng, from inside the Eastern Warmth Chamber, empress dowagers Ci'an and Cixi would hold audiences with ministers and rule from behind a silk...

a place of retirement for his two former regents, the empress dowagers Ci'an and Cixi. However, the imperial court lacked the financial resources to...

the Grand Council ordered the execution of the eunuch. Empress Dowager Ci'an seemed to have supported the decision whereas Empress Dowager Cixi, who...

Chongqing Empress Dowager Gongci Empress Dowager Kangci Empress Dowager Ci'an Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Longyu Grand empresses dowager Grand...

Guangxu Emperor on the throne under the regency of the Empress Dowagers Ci'an and Cixi. In 1879, Li was awarded the honorary appointment Crown Prince's...

Among those stories including accusation Cixi of murdering Empress Dowager Ci'an, driving her own son to death, and massively appropriating naval funds....

stars Liu Xiaoqing as Empress Dowager Cixi, Chan Wah as Empress Dowager Ci'an and Tony Leung Ka-fai as the Xianfeng Emperor. The film was nominated for...