Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who dominated the government of China's late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent from 1861 until her death in 1908. Originally a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor, she rose to power after his death and ruled behind the throne on behalf of her young son and later her nephew, presiding over a turbulent period that included the Boxer Rebellion, foreign encroachment and early attempts at modernizing reform. She remains one of the most powerful and most controversial women in Chinese history, credited by some with holding the empire together and blamed by others for resisting reforms that might have averted its collapse.
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RoleManchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who controlled the government of the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent, 1861 to 1908 1 Role
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1. Empress Dowager Cixi (Wikipedia)
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29 November 1835-15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who periodically controlled the government of the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent from 1861 until her death in 1908.
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29 November 1835-15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who periodically controlled the government of the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent from 1861 until her death in 1908.
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29 November 1835-15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who periodically controlled the government of the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent from 1861 until her death in 1908.
Empress Dowager Cixi: Gender
Empress Dowager Cixi was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who periodically controlled the government of the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent from 1861 until her death in 1908.
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Infobox birth date: 1835-11-29
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 1835-11-29; died 1908-11-15
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