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| | Encyclopedia: Emperor-of-China (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Prominent examples include the Empress Dowager Cixi, mother of the Tongzhi Emperor and adoptive mother of the Guangxu Emperor, ruling China for 47 years (1861-1908), and the Empress Dowager Lü of the Han Dynasty. |
 | | The Tongzhi Emperor (April 27, 1856–January 12, 1875) was the ninth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1861 to 1875. |
 | | As the Emperor has, by law, a high position challenged by no one else, his subjects are to show the utmost respect in his presence, whether it includes direct conversation or otherwise. |
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