![]() ![]() Emperor Guangxu Dies From Arsenic Poisoning ![]() It was overthrown three years after her death in 1911, and China became a republic. She ruled China for almost 50 years, and her forceful personality kept the imperial system in existence. In 1898, Emperor Guangxu launched the Hundred Days Reform, a well-intentioned but poorly implemented attempt to modernize many aspects of Chinese society that nearly caused a civil war.Įmpress Cixi regained the regency with support from conservatives who opposed the reforms. It was very convenient because Empress Cixi could stay in power for many years.Įmpress Cixi was very conservative and disliked modern Western inventions, but her nephew Emperor Guangxu was of a different opinion and announced a program of modernizing reforms.Īs soon as Guangxu Emperor became 17-year-old, he sent Cixi away from the court. In a concise time, Guangxu's mother died under mysterious circumstances, and Cixi became Emperor Guangxu's closest relative. Had the young woman and her unborn child been murdered by Empress Cixi or one of the late Emperor's five brothers, princes of the imperial court, who had their rivalries and ambitions for controlling the throne indirectly? Emperor Guangxu's Mother Dies SuddenlyĮmpress Cixi quickly took control of the dynasty and installed her nephew as the Guangxu Emperor. The court announced it as a suicide, but some were suspicious. During the debate over succession, Alute and her unborn child suddenly died. ![]()
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