Empress Dowager Longyu
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Yehe Nara Jingfen, of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Yehe Nara clan, was the wife and empress consort of Zaitian, the Guangxu Emperor. She was empress consort of Qing from 1889 until her husband's
Wedding of the Guangxu Emperor and Jingfen
Wedding of the Guangxu Emperor and Jingfen
Empress Dowager Longyu's funeral procession at Tiananmen in 1913.
As empress consort
Empress Dowager Cixi
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Empress Dowager Cixi was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who periodically controlled the government of the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent from 1861 until her death in 1908.
Empress Dowager Longyu
…duke (三等公) Paternal grandfather: Huizheng (惠徵; 1805–1853), held the title of a third class duke (三等公) Paternal grandmother: Lady Fuca Paternal aunt: Empress Xiaoqinxian (1835–1908), the mother of the Tongzhi Emperor (1856–1875) Paternal aunt: Wanzhen (1841–1896), the mother of the Guangxu Emperor (1871–1908) Mother…
Consort Dowager Kangci, foster mother of the Xianfeng Emperor. She hosted the selection of Xianfeng's consorts in 1851, in which Lady Yehe Nara participated as a potential candidate.
The Pavilion of Beautiful Scenery, where Consort Yi gave birth to the Tongzhi Emperor
Portrait of a young Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Ci'an, with whom Cixi staged the Xinyou Coup. They were co-regents until Ci'an's death in 1881.