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  CONK! Encyclopedia: Emperor_of_China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The emperor or huangdi (皇帝 in pinyin: huang2 di4) of China was the head of government and head of state of China from the Qin dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911.
Wanli Emperor of the Ming, Guangxu Emperor of the Qing).
The Emperor's family, termed the Imperial Family, is made up of the Emperor as the head, the Empress (皇后) as the primary consort, leader of the harem, and Mother of the Nation (国母).
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 Tongzhi Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tongzhi Emperor, born Zaichun (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.
Tongzhi married Lady Alute from a Mongol clan and died of smallpox at the age of 19.
There are those who say Tongzhi died from STD, in particular Syphilis (due to his alleged affairs with prostitutes outside of the palace), and that the smallpox diagnosis was given only because the mere discussions of STD in China is a taboo, even in present day.
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 Emperor of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Unlike the Emperor of Japan, Chinese political theory allowed for a change in dynasty and an emperor could be replaced by a rebel leader.
Prominent examples include the Empress Dowager Cixi, mother of the Tongzhi Emperor and adoptive mother of the Guangxu Emperor, ruling China for 40 years (1869-1909), and the Empress Dowager Lü of the Han Dynasty.
The Emperor's family, termed the, is made up of the Emperor as the head, the (皇后) as the primary consort, leader of the harem, and Mother of the Nation (国母).
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 Encyclopedia: Emperor-of-China
Wang (King) and Huangdi (Emperor) The King or Wang (王 wang2) was the title of the Chinese head of state from the Zhou dynasty until the Qin dynasty.
His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō) is a constitutitionally-recognized symbol of the Japanese nation and the unity of its people.
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.
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 Guangxu Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Guangxu Emperor (August 14, 1871–November 14, 1908), born Zaitian(載湉), was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China, his reign lasting from 1875 to 1908, but in practice ruling from 1890 to 1898.
Instead, breaking the imperial convention that a new emperor must always be a generation later to the passing emperor, Cixi suggested Prince Chun's son Zaitian and the imperial family agreed with this choice.
Returning to the Forbidden City after the withdrawal of western powers, Guangxu was known to have spent the next few years working with watches and clocks in his isolated palace, which had been a childhood fascination, some say in an effort to pass the time until the death of the Empress Dowager.
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 Guangxu Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Guangxu Emperor (August 14, 1871–November 14, 1908), born Zaitian(載湉), was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1875 to 1908.
In January 1875, the Tongzhi Emperor died without a son.
Returning to the Forbidden City after the withdrawal of western powers, Guangxu was known to have spent the next few years working with watches and clocks, some say in an effort to pass the time until the death of the Empress Dowager.
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 Niohuru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heshen, the infamous corrupt official serving under the Qianlong Emperor came from this clan.
Empress Xiaoquan Cheng (孝全成皇后), empress of the Daoguang Emperor and biological mother of the Xianfeng Emperor, also came from this clan.
Empress Dowager Ci'an, the widow of Emperor Xianfeng and co-regent of China during Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu, also came from this clan.
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 Emperor of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Emperor's family, termed the Imperial Family, is made up of the Emperor as the head, the Empress of ChinaEmpress (皇后) as the primary consort, leader of the harem, and Mother of the Nation (国母).
China scholars across the world are questioning the veracity of historical accounts in a controversial biography of Mao Zedong, writes Hamish McDonald.
China is the oldest continuous civilization on the globe, a nation of more than 50 ethnic peoples and 1,500 dialects whose traditional arts, costumes, music and metaphors embrace an almost inconceivable variety.
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 Royalty.nu - Chinese History - Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi or Cixi
The new emperor, Kuang Hsu, was skinny, sickly, and terrified of the Empress Dowager.
Supposedly the emperor was so terrified by the sight of her that he threw himself on the ground and said, "I am unworthy to rule.
With the Empress Dowager of China by Katherine A. Carl.
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 List of state leaders in 1867   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
China (Qing Dynasty) - Tóngzhì, Emperor of China (1861-1875)
Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848-1916)
Emperor - Maximilian of Habsburg, Emperor of Mexico (1864-1867)
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 Qing Dynasty - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
China, for instance, was not a backward country unable to secure the prerequisite stability and security for western-style commerce, but a highly advanced empire unwilling to admit western (often drug-pushing) commerce, which may explain the West's contentment with informal 'Spheres of Influences'.
This position was rejected by the new Republic of China and subsequent Chinese government which have claim that these areas remained integral parts of China.
Tongzhi (同治 tong2 zhi4) or yooningga dasan 1862-1874
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 Guangxu Emperor Online Research :: Information about Guangxu Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Guangxu Emperor (August 14, 1871 – November 14, 1908), born Zaitian(載湉), was the tenth Emperor of China of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China, his reign lasting from 1875 to 1908, but in practice ruling from 1890 to 1898.
The Empress Dowager Ci'an suggested Prince Gong 's son as the new Emperor but she was overruled by Cixi.
Preceded by: Tongzhi Emperor Emperor of China (Qing Dynasty) 1875–1908 Succeeded by: Xuantong Emperor
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 Bambooweb: Guangxu
Guāngxù (光緒 / 光绪, Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsü) (1871-1908) of the Qing Dynasty was emperor of China from 1875 to 1908.
His favourite concubine was Chen Fei (the Pearl Concubine) who was pushed down into a well at the order of Cixi after she begged the dowager to let the emperor stay in Beijing for negotiating with the foreign powers.
He was succeeded by the child-prince Pu Yi, later the Xuantong Emperor.
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 Bibliography of Daoism (Taoism)
"Topos and Entelechy in the Ethos of Reclusion in China".
'Namal ûi yudang hakin kwa dokyo' [Shilla scholars in Tang China and Daoism].
Chan, Alan K. 'The Formation of the Heshang gong Legend.' In Sages and Filial Sons: Mythology and Archaeology in Ancient China, edited by Julia Ching and R. Guisso, 101-34.
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 Tongzhi Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The only son of the Xianfeng Emperor and the Empress Dowager Cixi, Tongzhi attempted political reform in the period of the.
A few months after Tongzhi's death, Empress Alute committed suicide.
It is also said that Cixi ordered her to be pushed down a well for reasons unknown.
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 Encyclopedia: 1870s
The term German Empire (Deutsches Reich) commonly refers to Germany, from its consolidation as a unified nation-state on January 18, 1871, until the abdication of Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelm II on November 9, 1918.
Emperor Mutsuhito Mutsuhito (睦仁), the Meiji Emperor (明治天皇, literally Enlightened Rule Emperor) (3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria Wettin, née Hanover) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1876 until her death.
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 Tongzhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tongzhi was a cipher, since even though he had assumed full imperial powers, Cixi continued to control state affairs.
She was the second great woman ruler in Chinese imperial history, yet she never became Emperor, but rather ruled China effectively for 50 years from ‘behind the curtain’.
Reacting against her domination, the Tongzhi Emperor turned to the eunuchs who pampered his natural instincts for entertainment.
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 Tongzhi Emperor of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tóngzhì (同治, Wade-Giles: T'ung-chih) of the Qing Dynasty was emperor of China from 1861 to 1875.
Tongzhi became an emperor of the age of five when his father, Emperor Hsien Feng passed away.
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.
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 Portraits of Emperors
Kangxi was the 4-th emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
The portrait shows the young emperor Kangxi, sitting at his writing table and holding a thick writing brush.
On the marble top of the table there are paper, ink, brush and inkstone, the "Four Treasures of the Study"; they are the tools of the painter and calligrapher.
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 Emperor of China - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
Emperor of China - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
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The article about Emperor of China contains information related to Emperor of China, Position and Power, Heredity, Forms of Address and Family.
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 CHINA'S ATTEMPT AT COURT-BASED REFORM
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908): consort of the Xianfeng emperor (r.
Treaty of Shimonoseki (April 17, 1895):  agreement at the end of the Sino-Japanese War that dictated China's territorial loss to Japan; a payment of a large indemnity to Japan and the opening of the ports of Shashi (river port in Hubei province), Chungking (Chongqing), and Suzhou (Jiangsu province) to Japanese trade.
Guangxu emperor (r.1875-1908): nephew (and adopted son) of the Empress Dowager
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 China | Denver Art Museum
The Tongzhi emperor was only nineteen when he died, and his mother, the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), supervised state affairs during his reign and that of the young cousin who succeeded him.
As patron of the Imperial Kiln, she influenced the ceramic style of the period, and this large dish, colorfully decorated with the eight Buddhist emblems, is typical of her taste.
The rare base mark of the dish indicates that it was made for the Chu Xiu Gong, (Palace for Gathering Elegance), a palace within the Forbidden City where she resided for many years and where, indeed, the Tongzhi emperor was born.
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 Tongzhi Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tóngzhì (同治, Wade-Giles : T'ung-chih)of the Qing Dynasty was emperor of China from 1861 to 1875.
The son of Empress Dowager Cixi, Tongzhiattempted political reform in the period of the Tongzhi Restoration.
His mother, Empress Dowager CiXi, his senior mother, Empress Dowager Cian and his uncle,Prince Kung, became regents after getting rid of the former regent, Su Shun.
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 China - The Self-Strengthening Movement
The effort was known as the Tongzhi Restoration, named for the Tongzhi Emperor (1862-74), and was engineered by the young emperor's mother, the Empress Dowager Ci Xi (1835-1908).
The Treaty of Shimonoseki forced China to cede Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan, pay a huge indemnity, permit the establishment of Japanese industries in four treaty ports, and recognize Japanese hegemony over Korea.
The United States, which had not acquired any territorial cessions, proposed in 1899 that there be an "open door" policy in China, whereby all foreign countries would have equal duties and privileges in all treaty ports within and outside the various spheres of influence.
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 Tongzhi Emperor of China Definition / Tongzhi Emperor of China Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Tongzhi Emperor (April 27 April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining.
[click for more]) was the ninth emperor of the ManchuThe Manchu (manju in Manchu; 滿族 (pinyin: mǎnzú) in Chinese, often shortened to 滿 (pinyin: mǎn) are an ethnic group who originated in northeastern Manchuria.
During the Manchu conquest, they conquered the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until 1911.
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Emperor Of China Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
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 List of state leaders in 1873 Online Research :: Information about List of state leaders in 1873   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ethiopia - Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, Emperor of Ethiopia (1871 - 1889)
China (Qing Dynasty) - Tongzhi Emperor of China, Emperor of China (1861 - 1875)
Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph of Austria, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848 - 1916)
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 Guangxu Emperor of China bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Guangxu Emperor of China bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon
rightthumb220pxThe Guangxu Emperor Guāngxù (光緒 / [[Simplified Chinese光绪 ]], Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsü) (1871-1908) of the Qing Dynasty was emperor of China from 1875 to 1908.
His empress, Empress Lungyu became an empress dowager and signed the abdiction decree in 1911.
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