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 Empress Dowager Cixi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
On April 27, 1856, she gave birth to a son, the only son of Emperor Xianfeng (the empress consort had been unsuccessful in producing an heir), and was immediately made "Concubine of the third rank Yi" (懿妃).
In 1840, at the death of Xianfeng's mother, Empress Xiaoquan Cheng (孝全成皇后), the then concubine of the first rank Jing (靜皇貴妃) had raised the 8-year-old boy, and when he had become Emperor Xianfeng in 1850 at the death of Emperor Daoguang, she had been made Concubine Dowager Kangci.
The Dingling tomb (literally: the "Tomb of quietude") is the tomb of the Xianfeng Emperor, the emperor of Ci'an and Cixi, which is located indeed west of the Dingdongling.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ci_Xi   (3889 words)

  
 Qwika - Puyi
Xuantong (Chinese:溥儀;) (February 7, 1906–October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth and last emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China.
Puyi's paternal grandfather was the 1st Prince Chun (1840-1891) who was himself a son of the Daoguang Emperor and a younger half-brother of Xianfeng Emperor, but not the next in line after Xianfeng (the 1st Prince Chun had older half-brothers that were closer in age to Xianfeng).
Xianfeng was succeeded by his only son, who became the Tongzhi Emperor (r.1861-1875).
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> sv:Puyi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Puyi's great-grandfather was the Daoguang Emperor (r.1820–1850), who was succeeded by his fourth son, who became Xianfeng Emperor (r.1850–1861).
Puyi's paternal grandfather was the 1st Prince Chun (1840–1891) who was himself a son of the Daoguang Emperor and a younger half-brother of Xianfeng Emperor, but not the next in line after Xianfeng (the 1st Prince Chun had older half-brothers that were closer in age to Xianfeng).
Tongzhi died without a son, and was succeeded by Guangxu Emperor (r.1875–1908), the son of the 1st Prince Chun and his wife, who was the younger sister of Empress Dowager Cixi.
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 Xianfeng Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yi Zhu was born in 1831 at the Imperial Summer Palace Complex, 8 kilometers northwest of the walls of Beijing, and was the fourth son of the Daoguang Emperor.
The Xian Feng Emperor died on August 22, 1861 at the Jehol Traveling Palace (熱河行宮), 230 kilometers northeast of Beijing.
Emperor Xian Feng was interred amidst the Eastern Qing Tombs (清東陵), 125 kilometers/75 miles east of Beijing, in the Dingling (定陵 - meaning "Tomb of quietude") mausoleum complex.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Xianfeng_Emperor   (831 words)

  
 Informat.io on Jiaqing Emperor
Son of the famous Qianlong Emperor, he is remembered for his prosecution of Heshen (和珅), the infamously corrupt favorite of Qianlong Emperor (Gaozong), as well as for attempts to restore the state and curb the smuggling of opium inside China.
This novelty was introduced by his father the Qianlong Emperor who thought it not proper to have a whole generation of people changing their names on his son's accession to the throne.
Emperor Jiaqing engaged in the pacification of the empire and the quelling of rebellions, and he tried to bring the country back to its 18th-century prosperity and power.
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 Tongzhi Emperor - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
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.
The only son of the Xianfeng Emperor and the Empress Dowager Cixi, Tongzhi attempted political reform in the period of the Tongzhi Restoration.
Tongzhi became an emperor of the age of five when his father, the Xianfeng Emperor passed away.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tongzhi   (387 words)

  
 Ci Xi Encyclopedia Article @ CNAutomobiles.com (CN Automobiles)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
It was built by China's top artisans in the reign of Emperor Kangxi, and was enormously expanded and perfected during the reigns of the next five emperors.
Under suggestion of Dowager Empress Ci'an and the decision of Emperor Tongzhi, the new empress was Empress Alute.
The Dingling tomb (literally: the "Tomb of quietude") is the tomb of Emperor Xianfeng, the emperor of Ci'an and Cixi, which is located indeed west of the Ding Dong Ling.
www.cnautomobiles.com /encyclopedia/Ci_Xi   (6193 words)

  
 Gatorsports.com :: 100 years of Gator Football
The Xian Feng Emperor, born Yi Zhu, (July 17, 1831 - August 22, 1861) was the ninth Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China, from 1850 to 1861.
Xianfeng dispatched several prominent mandarins, like Zeng Guofan, and Imperial relatives, like the Mongol general Senggelinqin, to crush the rebellion, with limited success.
While negotiations are still ongoing with western governments, the Xian Feng Emperor and his Imperial entourage fled to the northern travelling palace in Jehol.
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 The Imperial Dwelling Palace at Chengde (Rehe Xinggong)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Xianfeng presented a precious stone seal engraved with"Yu shang"(Imperial Award) to Empress Ci' an and another engraved"Tongdaotang"(Hall of Accord with the Way) to Zai Chun with the instructions that the eight ministers were to assist him in state affairs and to take responsibility for drafting and issuing official decrees.
Xianfeng also stipulated that these decrees had to be marked at eh beginning and end with the two newly presented seals to prove their validity.
Emperor Kangxi renamed it Qingchui Peak because of its resemblance to a stone chime, and had the poetically named pavilion erected on the west face of the mountain opposite the peak for the sole purpose of admiring the fine sunset.
www.chinaembassy.org.in /eng/lxzd/bjzn/t173001.htm   (2341 words)

  
 Puyi Encyclopedia Article @ CNeTrade.com (C Ne Trade)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
On March 1, 1932, Puyi was installed by the Japanese as the ruler of Manchukuo, considered by many historians as a puppet state of Imperial Japan, under the reign title Datong (大同).
Emperor Puyi and Empress Wan Rong in Tianjin
The cemetery is located near the Western Qing Tombs (清西陵), 120 km (75 miles) southwest of Beijing, where four of the nine Qing emperors preceding him are interred, along with 3 empresses, and 69 princes, princesses, and imperial concubines.
www.cnetrade.com /encyclopedia/Puyi   (2082 words)

  
 Qing Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Emperor Kangxi commanded the most complete dictionary of Chinese characters ever put together at the time, and under Emperor Qianlong, the compilation of a catalogue of the important works on Chinese culture was made.
The Empress Dowager Cixi, concubine to the Xianfeng Emperor, the mother of child emperor Tongzhi, and Aunt of Guangxu successfully controlled the Qing government and was the de facto leader of China for close to 40 years.
During the Qianlong Emperor's reign, for example, members of his Family were distinguished by garments with a large circular emblem on the back, whereas a Han could only hope to wear clothing with a square emblem; this meant effectively that any guard in the court could immediately distinguish Family members from the back view alone.
qing-dynasty.iqnaut.net   (4830 words)

  
 The Life of Empress Cixi
At sixteen, she was chosen to be one of the concubines to Emperor Xianfeng, and on turning eighteen, she completed the ritual preparations necessary to become a royal concubine.
The new emperor, Guangxu, was skinny, sickly, and terrified of the dowager empress.
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.
sacu.org /cixi.html   (1433 words)

  
 Xianfeng Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Xianfeng Emperor (July 17, 1831 - August 22, 1861) was the eighth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the seventh Qing Emperor to rule over China, from 1850 to 1861.
He was born at the Old Summer Palace, 8km./5 miles northwest of the walls of Beijing, and was given the name Yizhu (&22869;&35421;).
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xianfeng-emperor.iqnaut.net   (224 words)

  
 List of Emperors of the Qing Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
7 The Empress Dowager Cixi, concubine of the Xianfeng emperor, mother of the Tongzhi emperor, and adoptive mother of the Guangxu emperor, used her considerable skills of political manipulation to act as the power behind the throne or on the throne from 1861 until her death in 1908.
She acted as a regent during the minorities of the two young Emperors and confined the Guangxu emperor in the Summer Palace after he attempted to introduce reforms in 1898.
Thus, Pu-yi was ruling emperor until February 12, 1912 (and also briefly between July 1 and July 12, 1917), and non-ruling emperor between February 12, 1912 and November 5, 1924.
list-of-emperors-of-the-qing-dynasty.iqnaut.net   (634 words)

  
 Xuantong Emperor
Aisin-Gioro Puyi¹ (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth (and last) emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China.
Puyi's paternal grandfather was the 1st Prince Chun (1840-1891) who was himself a younger half-brother of Xianfeng Emperor (咸豐皇帝), but not the next in line after Xianfeng (the 1st Prince Chun had older half-brothers that were closer in age to Xianfeng).
In 1995, his widow was allowed to transfer his ashes to a commercial cemetery in the area of the Western Qing Tombs (清西陵), 120 kilometers/75 miles southwest of Beijing, where four of the nine Qing emperors preceding him are interred, along with 3 empresses, and 69 princes, princesses, and imperial concubines.
www.askfactmaster.com /Pu-yi   (1246 words)

  
 Puyi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Puyi (Chinese:溥儀;) (February 7, 1906–October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth and last emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China.
In mid-July, the streets of Beijing were strewn with the thousands of false queues that had been discarded as hastily as they had been bought.
Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 film The Last Emperor is a biopic of Puyi.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Puyi   (2083 words)

  
 Puyi
Puyi (Chinese:溥儀; Pronounced P'oo-y'ee) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth and last emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China.
Lady Lingiya was a Han Chinese maid at the mansion of the 1st prince Chun, whose original Chinese family name was Liu (劉) and was changed into the Manchu clan's name Lingyia when she was made a Manchu, which was required in order to become the concubine of a Manchu prince.
As Emperor of Manchukuo, Puyi's household was closely watched by the Japanese who began taking increasing steps in the full Japanization of Manchuria, as they had done in Korea and elsewhere.
www.bblo.net /Puyi.html   (1775 words)

  
 Empress Dowager Cixi
On April 27, 1856, she gave birth to a son, the only son of Emperor Xianfeng (the empress consort had been unsuccessful in producing an heir), and was immediately made "Concubine of the third rank Yi" (懿妃;).
Received biographies of Cixi usually state that she was the daughter of a low-ranking Manchu official, Huizheng (惠征), of the Yehe-Nara clan, serving in Shanxi province and then in Anhui province.
She was the de facto mother of Emperor Xianfeng, although not his biological mother.
www.askfactmaster.com /Cixi   (2687 words)

  
 Site of the Old Summer Palace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Old Summer Palace was the former residence of the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and later given to Yinzhen, the fourth son of Emperor Kangxi who ascended to throne as Emperor Yongzheng in the 48th year (1709) of Kangxi's reign.
The palace underwent many expansions during the regime of Emperor Jiaqing, Emperor Daoguang and Emperor Xianfeng, and became a large-scale imperial garden and residence of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
In the 10th year (1860) of Emperor Xianfeng, the English and French armies invaded Beijing and burned the palace to the ground.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_33674.htm   (416 words)

  
 Phoenix Art Museum - Secret World of the Forbidden City: Splendors from China's Imperial Palace
The ten Emperors of the Qing Dynasty were the last to rule China and occupy the Forbidden City.
Yongzheng was the fourth son of the previous Emperor and thus not immediately in line for the throne.
Born in 1871, he was chosen at the age of 4 to be the new Emperor by his aunt, Dowager Empress Cixi.
www.phxart.org /pastexhibitions/ForbiddenCity/whoswho.asp   (1092 words)

  
 Tongzhi Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tong Zhi Emperor, born Zai Chun (April 27, 1856–January 12, 1875) was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1861 to 1875.
The only surviving son of the Xian Feng Emperor and the Xiao Qin Empress (Ci Xi Dowager Empress), Tong Zhi attempted political reform in the period of the Tongzhi Restoration.
Tongzhi became an emperor of the age of five when his father, the Xian Feng Emperor died.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tongzhi_Emperor   (407 words)

  
 AnywhereChina.com - History Page - Cixi
At age 16, she was chosen to become a concubine of the Qing Emperor Xianfeng (or Hsien Feng) because of her beauty, including luxuriant raven hair.
The regency was to be shared by Cixi and the emperor’s first wife until the son came of age.
August 22, 1861: Emperor died and Cixi's son, at age 5, was declared as the Heir Apparent, and Cixi was given the power to oversee the administration.
www.anywherechina.com /history/historical_figures/cixi/cixi.htm   (408 words)

  
 Eastern Imperial Tombs
During Xianfeng's reign from 1851-1861 the Qing government was on the verge of collapse.
This is the tomb of Xianfeng's concubine, Nalashi.
In the 11th year of Xianfeng's reign (1861) she worked with her brother-in-law Yixin to launch a coup d'etat, wiping out her political enemies and directing state affairs from behind a screen.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2004-05/19/content_47124_6.htm   (391 words)

  
 Yixin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, he was made a prince of the first degree in 1850 and became prominent at the top level of national government.
In September 1860, Emperor Xianfeng appointed him as the Imperial representative in charge of peace negotiations with the invading Anglo-French forces, which resulted in the Conventions of Peking in October 1860.
Upon the death of Emperor Xianfeng in 1861, Prince Gong was the man who steered China's foreign and military policies for the next two decades.
www.renditions.org /renditions/authors/yixin.html   (155 words)

  
 Home > Nesconset, New York, NY, 11767, Nesconset Real Estate, Nesconset Yellow Pages, Nesconset Classifieds, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Xianfeng, under the influence of the Concubine Yi (懿貴妃, later the Empress Dowager Cixi), believed in Chinese superiority and would not agree to any western demands.
Mother: Empress Xiaoquan Cheng - Concubine of the 2nd rank Quan, of the (Manchu) Niohuru clan, who was made Empress in 1834, and is known posthumously as Empress Xiaoquan Cheng.
Entered the Forbidden City as lady Sakda of the Sakda clan, raised to the rank of Empress after her death when Yizhu became the Xianfeng emperor.
www.nesconsetnyus.com /section/Xianfeng   (980 words)

  
 The Last Emperor
He was emperor in a time that had passed emperors by.
He was emperor, but emperor with a regent, then he was emperor but with no kingdom to rule, then he was emperor, but a fake emperor (a puppet to the Japanese), then he was an emperor in a communist re-education camp.
1934-1935 -- Pu Yi was the Kangde Emperor of Manchuko.
www.vernonjohns.org /snuffy1186/lastempr.html   (861 words)

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