Empress Dowager Cixi, Tzu-hsi was a Chinese empress who unofficially but effectively controlled the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China
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Empress Dowager Cixi, Tzu-hsi was a Chinese empress who unofficially but effectively controlled the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China

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Empress Dowager Cixi, Tzu-hsi (1835-1908) was a Chinese empress who unofficially but effectively controlled the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China for 47 years, from 1861 to her death in 1908. The Empress Dowager, representing the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin), supported by Li Lien-Ying (right) and two court ladies

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19th century

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP24A01_109

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