Tongzhi Emperor
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The Tongzhi Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Muzong of Qing, personal name Zaichun, was the ninth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His
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The Tongzhi Emperor writing
Emperor Tongzhi
Xianfeng Emperor
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The Xianfeng Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Wenzong of Qing, personal name Yizhu, was the eighth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule over China proper. Du
Tongzhi Emperor
…events of his reign gave rise to what historians call the "Tongzhi Restoration", an unsuccessful modernization program. The only surviving son of the Xianfeng Emperor, he ascended the throne at the age of five under a regency headed by his biological mother Empress Dowager Cixi and his legal mother Empress Dowager…
State portrait, by anonymous court painter, currently in the collection of the Palace Museum
Xianfeng in court dress
Portrait of the Xianfeng Emperor in his gardens
Yanbozhishuang Hall, where the Xianfeng Emperor died on 22 August 1861