The Dragon Empress: The Life and Times of Tz'u-hsi, Empress Dowager of China, 1835-1908
by Warner, Marina
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Macmillan, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x7x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> Tz'u-hsi was an Imperial consort who controlled the Chinese Qing dynasty for almost half a century. A low ranking concubine of the Xianfeng emperor (r. 1850-61), Cixi bore his only son, the future Tongzhi emperor, in 1856. After the emperor's death, Cixi joined a triumviral regency that governed in the name of her son, who was only 6 at his accession. During that period the Taiping and Nian rebellions were put down and the government was briefly revitalized. When Cixi's son died in 1875, Cixi violated the laws of succession and had her adoptive nephew enthroned. The regency thus continued, with Cixi becoming sole regent in 1884. In 1889 she nominally relinquished control but returned in 1898 to undo a set of radical reforms and had her nephew imprisoned in his palace. She supported the unsuccessful Boxer Rebellion, which had disastrous consequences for China.
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- Title
- The Dragon Empress: The Life and Times of Tz'u-hsi, Empress Dowager of China, 1835-1908
- Author
- Warner, Marina
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1972-01-01
- Size
- 9x7x1
- Weight
- 2.31 lbs
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