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Cixi The empress dowager Cixi, c. 1904, late Qing dynasty, China.
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Also Known As Tz’u-hsi • The Dragon Lady • Xitaihou • Empress Dowager • Yehenara • Xiaoqin Xianhuanghou
Born November 29, 1835 • Beijing • China
Died November 15, 1908 (aged 72) • Beijing • China
Notable Family Members son Tongzhi
Role In Boxer Rebellion • Siege of the International Legations

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Cixi
The empress dowager Cixi, c. 1904, late Qing dynasty, China.
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Liu Kunyi
Liu Kunyi
Chinese official
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Heshen
Chinese courtier
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Dorgon
Chinese ruler
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese leader
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Taizu emperor, founder of the Song dynasty, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Taizu
emperor of Song dynasty
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese statesman
Hu Shih
Hu Shih
Chinese leader and scholar
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Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
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Xuanzong
emperor of Tang dynasty [685–762]
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
president of China

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