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The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), [1] also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, [2] was the eleventh emperor of the Qing dynasty, [3] and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1875 to 1908.
Nephew of Guangxu The Articles of Favourable Treatment of the Great Qing Emperor after His Abdication signed by Puyi's aunt Empress Dowager Longyu , Yuan Shikai , and the provisional government of the Republic of China in Nanking allowed Puyi to retain his title of emperor , until the "Amendment of Preferential Treatment Conditions" rescinded ...
The Guangxu Emperor then instructed the two attorney "to measure China's resources in offering foreign nations to their total satisfaction" (量中華之物力，結與國之歡心). Then went on to state that "the Imperial Court has suffered unspeakable hardship and disgrace, it is the Imperial Court's obligation to give a clear explanation to ...
In 1898, the Guangxu Emperor turned to reformers like Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao who offered a program inspired in large part by the reforms in Japan. They proposed basic reform in education, military, and economy in the so-called Hundred Days' Reform. [4] The reform was abruptly canceled by a conservative coup led by Empress Dowager Cixi. [5]
A postcard from 1900 showing the contemporary circulating Guangxu era Chinese coinage. Under the Guangxu Emperor various attempts at reforming the Qing dynasty's currency system were implemented. Machine-made copper coins without square holes were introduced in Guangdong in 1899, [ 29 ] and by 1906 15 machine operated mints operated in 12 ...
Zaifeng was born on 12 February of the 9th year of the Guangxu Emperor in the Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of Yixuan (Prince Chun). He was the second of Prince Chun's sons who managed to survive into adulthood. His mother was Liugiya Cuiyan, who was a maid in Prince Chun's residence before becoming one of the prince's concubines.
On September 21, 1898, after growing intolerance of the Guangxu Emperor's hundred days' reform, Cixi and Ronglu successfully attempted a coup d'état in which all substantive power was taken from the Guangxu Emperor and assumed by Cixi, and the six reformers influencing Guangxu were arrested. [5]
The obverse of the Great Qing Gold Coin featured the Traditional Chinese characters "大清金幣" which could be translated as "Gold Coin of the Great Qing" in its centre, on the top of the coin was the date of manufacture using both the Chinese calendar date and the reign era of the Guangxu Emperor, 1906 coins had the text "造年午丙緒光" written from right to left, while 1907 coins ...