Empress Dowager Cixi Summary

Ci Xi, Empress Dowager (1835–1908), Dowager empress of China and regent. Nee Yehonala of the Manchu Blue Banner, also known as Ci Xi, held power over China's political life for almost ha... Read more

Tz'u-hsi (1835-1908), concubine to the Hsien-feng emperor and later empress dowager, was the power behind the throne in China from 1860 to 1908.Tz'u-hsi, who is also known as Yehonala, Empress Hsiao-c... Read more