Empress Dowager Cixi

Events

2

Episodes

3

Years

1875–1898

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Empress Dowager Cixi, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Guangxu becomes Emperor of China

   1875

   Role: Regent

   1. 125 February 1875 · Imperial Palace (location not specified in sources)Accession of the Guangxu Emperor

      Zaitian was designated as heir by the Empress Dowagers following the Tongzhi Emperor's death, ascending the throne in February 1875.

2. Empress Dowager Cixi's coup ends the Hundred Days' Reform

   1898

   Role: Instigator of the coup

   1. 2September 1898 · Forbidden CityCoup d'état and Arrest

      Empress Dowager Cixi staged a coup in September 1898, ending the Hundred Days' Reform and placing the Guangxu Emperor under house arrest.

   2. 3September 1898 · ZhongnanhaiConfinement on Yingtai Island

      The Guangxu Emperor was confined to Yingtai Island at Zhongnanhai, isolated from the main palace complex.

Sources

1. Tongzhi Emperor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
2. Guangxu Emperor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
3. Hundred Days' Reform Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-11
4. Empress Dowager Cixi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01