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	Empress Dowager Ci'an - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On several occasions after 1861, Ci'an was given additional honorific names (two Chinese characters at a time), as was customary for emperors and empresses, until by the end of her life her name was a long even string of characters starting with Ci'an.
		She was privileged to become empress dowager only because she was the biological mother of the new emperor.
		The matter was reported to the court by the governor of Shandong, and Ci'an who heard about it ordered the immediate execution of An Dehai, who had been the all powerful figure at the imperial court until then.
	en2.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Dowager_Cian

	Wikipedia: Empress Dowager Ci'an
		Empress Dowager Tzu An, or in pinyin Cian ( 1837- 1881) was co- regent with Cixi for over twenty years.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/e/em/empress_dowager_ci_an.html

	Empress Dowager Cixi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The former empress consort was made "Empress Mother Empress Dowager" (æ¯åçå¤ªå), a title giving her precedence over Cixi, and was given the honorific name Ci'anâ“ meaning "motherly and calming".
		However, some authors, such as Sterling Seagrave in his biography The Dragon Lady maintain a far more positive view of Cixi, arguing that she has been unfairly maligned and when seen more closely, her actions were reasonable responses to the difficulties that China faced.
		Concubine Dowager Kangci was the highest ranking surviving concubine of the late emperor Daoguang, and so she was the woman with the highest status inside the Forbidden City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Dowager_Cixi

	Xiaozhuangwen Grand Empress Dowager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang Wen (zh : åèå¤ªå HiyooÅ¡ungga AmbalinggÅ« GenggiyenÅ¡u HÅ«wanghu as the Empress in Manchu; 1613-1688) was the grandmother of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty.
		Her aunt, Jere, was married to Hong Taiji who also became an empress dowager when Hong Taiji died and was succeeded by Xiao Zhuang's son, Shun Zhi.
		Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang played an excellent role for her son.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Xiaozhuangren_Grand_Empress_Dowager

	Royalty.nu - Chinese History - Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi or Cixi
		The dowager empress certainly seems to have had a high opinion of her own intelligence and importance; a member of her court, Princess Der Ling, who wrote a book called Two Years in the Forbidden City, quoted Tzu Hsi as saying, "I have often thought that I am the most clever woman that ever lived...
		The new emperor, Kuang Hsu, was skinny, sickly, and terrified of the Empress Dowager.
		With the Empress Dowager of China by Katherine A. Carl.
	www.royalty.nu /Asia/China/TzuHsi.html

	Empress Dowager Ci'an. Who is Empress Dowager Ci'an? What is Empress Dowager Ci'an? Where is Empress Dowager Ci'an? Definition of Empress Dowager Ci'an. Meaning of Empress Dowager Ci'an.
		Empress Dowager Tzu An, or in pinyin Cian (1837 - 1881) was co- regent with Cixi for over twenty years.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Empress_Dowager_Ci'an

	Empress Dowager Cixi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empress Dowager Ci'an, ruling behind the curtain (a court official required that the two co-regents, both women, attend imperial audiences behind a curtain).
		In her book, Carl describes the Empress Dowager Cixi as a kind and considerate woman for her station.
		As for the empress consort, she was made "Empress Mother Empress Dowager" (母后皇太后), a title giving her precedence over Cixi, and she was given the honorific name Ci'an (慈安) — meaning "motherly and calming".
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Dowager_Cixi

	tongzhi emperor of china
		The son of Empress Dowager Cixi, Tongzhi attempted political reform in the period of the Tongzhi Restoration.
		His mother, Empress Dowager Ci Xi, his senior mother, Empress Dowager Cian and his uncle, Prince Kung, became regents after getting rid of the former regent, Su Shun.
		A few months later, his empress, Empress Alute committed suicide.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /tongzhi_emperor_of_china.html

	Guangxu Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Empress Dowager Ci'an suggested Prince Gong 's son as the new Emperor but she was overruled by Cixi.
		Guangxu was born to Yixuan, Prince Chun, who was married to Empress Dowager Cixi's younger sister and therefore was Cixi's nephew.
		Guangxu fled with Cixi to Xi'an, dressed in civilian outfits.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guang+Xu

	The Summer Palace
		Ci Xi, his mother, was elevated to "Holy Mother Empress Dowager" and as his guardian she became Regent.
		Empress Dowager Ci Xi died in 1909 at age 74.
		Empress Dowager Ci Xi Ci Xi was born Lan-Kuei, meaning Little Orchid, in 1835 during China's Middle Kingdom.
	www.anniebees.com /China/China_9.htm

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		Before Empress Dowager was known as "Empress Dowager," she was called either Yehonala (the name of her clan) or Tz'u-hsi.
		This woman was known to many as the great late Empress Dowager or the Great Empress Mother of China (Vare 282).
		After the old Empress Dowager died in 1855, Yehonala was known as the Senior Empress and replaced the deceased dowager.
	staff.rmwc.edu /fwebb/buck/tmquash/dowager.html

	Han Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In fact an increasing number of peasant population in the prosperous Han society and limited amount of lands provided the elite to elevate their standards for any new subordinate peasants.
		The inadequate education and often complete illiteracy of peasants forced them into a living of providing physical services, which were mostly farming in an agricultural society.
		The leader of insurgents was Xiang Yu, an outstanding military commander without political expertise, who divided the country into 18 feudal states to his own satisfaction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Han_Dynasty

	Xiaozhuangren Grand Empress Dowager
		She never interferred her son's decisions unlike Empress Dowager Ci Xi who kept Emperor Guang Xu under house arrest.
		Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang played an excellent role for her son.
		Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang (孝莊太后 Hiyoo�ungga Ambalinggū Genggiyen�u Hūwanghu as the Empress in Manchu; died 1688) was the grandmother of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/X/Xiaozhuangren-Grand-Empress-Dowager.htm

	Royalty.nu - Chinese History - Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi or Cixi
		The dowager empress and her party fled north to the city of Sian (with the emperor riding in a cart, dressed as a peasant).
		Later the dowager empress herself sent carts of fruit, vegetables, and ice.
		An international force was organized to protect foreigners in China from the Boxers.
	www.royalty.nu /Asia/China/TzuHsi.html

	The Summer Palace
		In 1902 Empress Dowager Ci Xi ordered reconstruction of the Summer Palace in one year.
		In 1888 the Empress Dowages Ci Xi used funds allocated for the establishment of the Imperial Navy to rebuild this palace.
		In 1750 to honor the birthday of the Dowager Empress Xiao Shen, a lake was dug and a hill created with the rock and soil from the excavation.
	www.tylersterritory.com /travel/china/beijing/summerpalace/sp-01.html

	Worldisround - The Forbidden City, Beijing - Photograph - Palace of Gathering Elegance
		Empress Dowager Ci Xi once lived here in 1852 when she was created honourable person LAN.
		The inscriptions on the walls at the corridor in the yard are the poems praying for the empress dowager's longevity.
		During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was the residence of empress and imperial concubines.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/45172/photo39.html

	EduNETConnect.com - Time Machine - China & Japan
		It was reported that the empress dowager entered the city with fear and trembling, not knowing what foul trap the foreigners had laid for her capture, but certainly her face gave no such indication.
		The empress dowager worshipped in both the temples -- that of the Goddess of Mercy as well as the God of War.
		Ci Xi herself attempted to follow a middle policy, secretly supporting the rebels, but without giving them open help.
	www.edunetconnect.com /TimeMachine/chinajapan-125.php

	Summer Place, Beijing attractions, Beijing Tour
		Nearby is the Hall of Jade Ripples (Yulantang), where Empress Dowager Ci Xi detained her son Emperor Guang Xu under house arrest, while the empress lived in Yiyun Hall behind, and Ci Xi lived in the Hall of Happiness and Longevity (Leshoutang) northwest of Yiyun.
		Empress Dowager Ci Xi once put on fisherwoman's clothes and had her picture taken here with the eunuch Li Lianying, also in fisherman's clothes.
		It is said that during her stay here, Empress Dowager Ci Xi spent 60 taels of silver on food each day.
	www.achinatour.com /city/place_info/Summer-Place.shtml

	Prince Gong
		Prince Gong, 1833 - 1898, was a younger brother of Emperor Hsien Feng, the husband of Empress Dowager Ci An, and Ci Xi, in China 's Qing Dynasty.
		In the 1890s Empress Dowager Cixi asked him to return to court, but he died shortly afterwards.
		Prince Gong with the support of the two dowagers, ruled China until the 1880s, but was demoted after being accused of being rude in front of the dowagers.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Prince_Gong.html

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		In 1888, the Empress Dowager Ci'xi decided to spend the money originally earmarked for the Chinese Navy and rebuilt the garden, she herself gave it its present name of Yi He Yuan (Garden of Cultivated Harmony), and the Chinese inscription of the name was written in Emperor Guangxu's handwriting.
		Since then, the Empress Dowager Ci'xi started to spend every summer here and had it restored after it was damaged again in 1900.
		Marble Boat,which was built for the 50th birthday celebration of Empress Dowager Ci'x, and where can enjoy the hazy scene over the lake in rainy days.
	www.hutongvisiting.com /sightseeing/TheSummerPalace.html

	Telegraph News Last emperor's cousin is palace clerk
		His grandfather, son of Ci Xi's younger brother, was a member of the dowager's retinue, and witness to some of the key events as the empire withered.
		Among the losses were a "dragon bed" presented to the family by the dowager empress, and an example of her calligraphy.
		Ci Xi was a concubine of Emperor Xian Feng, and the mother of and regent for his successor.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/04/wchin04.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/04/ixworld.html

	Cian of the Chariots
		Cian of the chariots, men oftenest called him; Cian of the golden mail, from the flexile body-garment,--a filmy corselet hiding the good bronze or steel,--which burned even now in the low sunbeams.
		Cian, busy enough himself, kept an eye on this darting friend, for he felt that the ending of it all must be very near.
		Cian entered the anteroom of the bath, and stood gazing.
	www.lib.rochester.edu /camelot/cian.htm

	Dowager Empress Cian :: Online Encyclopedia :: Information Genius
		Dowager Empress Cian :: Online Encyclopedia :: Information Genius
		Empress Dowager Tzu An, or in pinyin Cian ( 1837- 1881) was co-regent with Cixi for over twenty years.
		Cian was the primary wife of Xianfeng Emperor.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/d/do/dowager_empress_cian.html

	Tongzhi Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empress Dowager Ci'an and his uncle, Prince Gong, became regents after getting rid of the former regent, Sushun.
		The son of Empress Dowager Cixi, Tongzhi attempted political reform in the period of the
		A few months later, his empress, Empress Alute committed suicide.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tongzhi_Emperor_of_China

	Learn more about Empress Dowager Cixi in the online encyclopedia.
		Empress Dowager Tzu-hsi, or in pinyin Cixi( November 29, 1835 - November 15, 1908) was a powerful and charismatic figure who was the de facto ruler of Ch'ing ( Qing) China in the late 19th and early 20th century.
		Learn more about Empress Dowager Cixi in the online encyclopedia.
		A widow of the Xianfeng Emperor, she was regent for most of the period from 1861 until her death, sharing power with the Dowager Empress Cian until the latter's death in 1881.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /e/em/empress_dowager_cixi.html

	Tongzhi Emperor of China
		His mother, Empress Dowager Ci Xi, his senior mother, Empress Dowager Cian and his uncle, Prince Kung, became regents after getting rid of the former regent, Su Shun.
		The son of Empress Dowager Cixi, Tongzhi attempted political reform in the period of the Tongzhi Restoration.
		His mothers, the two dowagers resumed regency after appointing Prince Chun's son, Guang Xu, his reigning title.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/Tongzhi-Emperor-of-China.htm

	AsiaCuisine: Club Chinois (Print Article)
		It was a time when the Manchurian Empress Dowager Ci Xi ruled, and a time when Tan Zhong JunÂ’s discerning tastebuds and passion for fine cuisine brought about the evolution of a new phenomenon - "Cuisine of the Tan Mansion".
		1908 saw the death of both Empress Dowager Ci Xi and Tan.
		Long long ago, in a land not so far away there lived a man by the name of Tan Zhong Jun, who was the second most intelligent man in the whole of the Middle Kingdom (i.e.
	www.asiacuisine.com.sg /Nacws/1998/1/196/print.html

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