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    Empress Dowager Cixi [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì] (29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively controlled the Chinese...
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    Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation), alternately romanized as Tzeki, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, in the...
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    sister of Empress Dowager Cixi. After Emperor Tongzhi's death in 1874, he was supported by the two Empress Dowagers (Ci'an and Cixi) to succeed the throne...
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  • The Battle of Cixi or Battle of Tzeki (慈溪之戰) was an armed engagement in the Taiping Rebellion fought between the Ever Victorious Army of the Qing dynasty...
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  • Xīnyǒu 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...
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    his adolescence, was largely overshadowed by the rule of Empress Dowager Cixi. Although he had little influence over state affairs, the events of his reign...
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    the most senior members of the imperial family, she and Empress Dowager Cixi became co-regents during the reign of two young emperors: Zaichun, the Tongzhi...
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    White Banner of the Manchu Eight Banners. Deeply favoured by Empress Dowager Cixi, he served in a number of important civil and military positions in the Qing...
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    the siege and on 17 June stormed the Dagu Fort at Tianjin. Empress Dowager Cixi, who had initially been hesitant, supported the Boxers and on 21 June issued...
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    Zaifeng's 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...
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  • father-in-law, persuades Lanfeust to accompany him and his daughters C'ian and Cixi to the University of Magic in Eckmül in order to learn more about this phenomenon...
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    published a biography of Empress Dowager Cixi, who led China from 1861 until her death in 1908. Chang argues that Cixi has been "deemed either tyrannical and...
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    to Cixi: Zaitian was her nephew (Zaitian's mother, Wanzhen, was Cixi's younger sister); Zaitian's father, Yixuan, had been a loyal supporter of Cixi; Zaitian...
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    Cixi regarded Zhen favourably, but after finding out she had overspent her allowance, and meddled in political appointments, she demoted her. Cixi eventually...
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  • Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China is a 2013 biography written by Jung Chang, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Chang presents a...
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    emperor's mother, Empress Dowager Cixi. It was said that there was an argument between the Empresses Dowager Cixi and Ci'an over the choice of empress...
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  • by powerful conservative opponents led by Empress Dowager Cixi. While Empress Dowager Cixi supported the principles of the Hundred Days' Reform, she feared...
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    Dowager Cixi, who raised her since then. Rongshou had an important position in the imperial court as the confidant and personal adviser of Cixi, with permission...
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    late Qing dynasty. He was a eunuch during the regency of Empress Dowager Cixi, who was the de facto ruler of China from 1869 to 1908 throughout the reigns...
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  • Legend has it that she was drowned in a well on the orders of Empress Dowager Cixi. Imperial Noble Consort Keshun's personal name was not recorded in history...
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    extensions and ornamentation. Liangbatou was made famous by Empress Dowager Cixi and her Manchu court ladies, becoming popular and evolving starting from...
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    Dowager Cixi regarded An as her favourite eunuch, and referred to him as "Little An" (小安子). Jung Chang writes in Empress Dowager Cixi (2013) that "Cixi's feelings...
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    during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (r. 1875–1908), Empress Dowager Cixi reportedly ordered up to 22 million silver taels,[4] originally designated...
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    Days' Reform in 1898 proposed fundamental change, but the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) turned it back in a coup. In 1900 anti-foreign "Boxers" killed...
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  • Ningbo Cixi Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 宁波慈溪体育场) is a multi-use stadium in Cixi, Ningbo, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The...
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    there was no time to re-make the dish. The chef had to serve it to Cixi. However, Cixi praised the taste and wondered what the name of the dish was. The...
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    imperial audiences. During the regencies of the empress dowagers Ci'an and Cixi, the Grand Council took on many of the decision-making duties, particularly...
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  • Luo Liguo (罗立国, born March 1956, Cixi, Zhejiang) is a Chinese billionaire and businessman, a chair of the Hoshine Silicon Industry specializing in electronics...
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  • Jiasian District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China Xiaolin, Cixi (逍林镇), town in Cixi City, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China Xiaolin, Sui County...
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    Wuxu, were a group of six Chinese intellectuals whom the Empress Dowager Cixi had arrested and executed for their attempts to implement the Hundred Days'...
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