Cixi
See also: Cixi (homonymy)
Cixi (Ts' have-hi) born in 1835 with Beijing and died in 1908 with the prohibited Quoted, is an empress Douairière of China of the Dynastie Qing (1644 - 1912).
Biography
Girl of a Gonfalonnier, Cixi sees her education taken of load by her uncle with died of her parents.
In 1852, the emperor Xianfeng takes it for concubine. Three years later it gives to the life to a son of the name of Zaichun, which becomes the heir to the throne. Its life takes a decisive turning then.
With died of the emperor in 1861, it becomes empress dowager. His/her Zaichun son is established emperor under the name of Tongzhi at the seven years age. But this one dies little of time later in 1875.
Zaitian, the second wire of his/her son-in-law first prince Chun, takes his succession at only four years, under the name of Guangxu. With its majority, in 1898 the emperor takes care personally of the businesses of the government. Under the influence of Kang Youwei, it is let convince to undertake a reform of the system of state and administration, and also the transformation into constitutional monarchy. Cixi a term puts at it the year even with the assistance of the commander Yuan Shikai and the emperor is recognized unable to control. It deals with the regency of the empire.
The empress dowager brings the imperial guarantee to the Révolte of the Boxers between 1898 and 1901. But the Alliance of the eight nations again takes again the capacity and Cixi are forced to flee with Xi' year. She charges, then, the responsibility for the release of the attacks to the Boxers. In 1902, one enables him to go back to the City Prohibited to Beijing.
The emperor Guangxu dies in 1908. The shortly after the death, Cixi indicate Puyi, wire of the prince Chun, to be the new emperor. The following day she dies in her turn.
It is often said that Ci Xi reigned “behind the curtain” since it controlled, in writing pad, the Chinese policy.
Literature
- Its name, Cixi, as well as the Co-regent It ian, gave the names to the two girls accompanying Lanfeust in its adventures, in Lanfeust de Troy , series of Cartoon of Christophe Arleston and Didier Tarquin.
- Its life (very fictionalized) was told by Pearl Buck in Impératrice of China ( Imperial Woman ).
See too
- China
External bonds
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