Dzai Tiyan and Empress Dowager Cixi

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The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Dzai-tiyan, was the eleventh emperor of the Qing dynasty.

He was adopted by Empress Dowager Ci'an and Cixi. when the Guangxu Emperor was nine, Empress Dowager Ci'an died unexpectedly, leaving Empress Dowager Cixi as sole regent for the boy.

after the Guangxu Emperor began formal rule, Empress Dowager Cixi continued to influence his decisions and actions, despite residing several months of the year at the Summer Palace.

under their ruling ,The Qing dynasty bulid the first modern navel: Beiyang fleet,which was totally destroyed during the first sino-japanese war,after that.the Guangxu Emperor start the reform of politic-system,end up with the Boxing rebelition.