Empress Dowager Cixi

When Xianfeng died in 1861, Cixi's five-year-old son was his only male heir and became the empero...

In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi – the mos...

Cixi the Concubine ... Fortunately, after a two-year preparation period, the then-Empress Dowager...

Born in 1835 as Yehe Nara Xingzhen to one of the most influential Manchu families, the future Emp...

Cixi, Wade-Giles romanization Tz'u-hsi, also called Xitaihou or Xiaoqin Xianhuanghou, byname Empr...