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Guangxu Emperor Edit Profile
also known asAixin Jueluo Zaitian
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The Guangxu Emperor was the eleventh emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China.
His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, under Empress Dowager Cixi's influence, only from 1889 to 1898.
Guangxu biography of michael
Background
Zaitian was the second son of Yixuan (Prince Chun), and his primary spouse Yehenara Wanzhen, a younger sister of Empress Dowager Cixi. On 12 January 1875, Zaitian's cousin, the Tongzhi Emperor, died without a son to succeed him.
Education
Emperor Guangxu was therefore raised under the total domination of Cixi, who maintained full influence over him. When Guangxu came of age in 1887, Cixi continued her control of the court and the government through political manipulation, even though she had been retired to her summer palace near Beijing.
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