biography
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Guangxu or Kuang-hsu
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reign-title of Zai Tian, (also spelled Tsai-t'ien)
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pronunciation:
[gooahngsü]
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| lived:
| (1871–1908)
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| biography:
| Ninth emperor of the Qing dynasty (1875–1908), who remained largely under the control of the Empress Dowager Ci-Xi. In 1898, after the defeat of China by Japan (1894–5), he was determined to reform and strengthen China, and threatened to abdicate if not given full authority. He issued a series of reforming edicts; but his attempts to gain power precipitated a coup, after which he was confined to his palace until his mysterious death one day before the death of the Empress Dowager. |
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