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[[Empress]] [[Dowager]] '''Cixi''' (November 29, 1835 to November 15, 1908) was a regent of the [[Qing dynasty]]. She was a consort of the [[Xianfeng]] emperor, mother of the [[Tongzhi]] emperor, and adoptive mother of the [[Guangxu]] emperor. In 1889, Cixi retired as regent and took up residence in the Summer Palace. China's defeat by Japan in 1895 led to the creation of a reformist movement among Chinese officials. During the "Hundred Days" of 1898, Guangxu issued numerous edicts inspired by the reformists. Conservatives appealed to Cixi, who staged a coup that restored her authority. Cixi confined Guangxu at the Forbidden City for the rest of his life. {{language box

[[Empress]] [[Dowager]] '''Cixi''' (November 29, 1835 to November 15, 1908) was a regent of the [[Qing dynasty]]. She was a consort of the [[Xianfeng]] emperor, mother of the [[Tongzhi]] emperor, and adoptive mother of the [[Guangxu]] emperor. In 1889, Cixi retired as regent and took up residence at the Summer Palace outside Beijing. China's defeat by Japan in 1895 led to the creation of a reformist movement among Chinese officials. During the "Hundred Days" of 1898, Guangxu issued numerous edicts inspired by the reformists. Conservatives appealed to Cixi, who staged a coup that restored her authority. Cixi confined Guangxu at the Forbidden City for the rest of his life. {{language box

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