Mysterious Deaths Around Empress Cixi – Cruel Tyrant Or Victim Of Propaganda?
AncientPages.com | April 9, 2018
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did Empress Cixi poison her enemies to stay in power? Historians find it suspicious that some people close to Empress Cixi died suddenly under mysterious circumstances.
Was it just a coincidence or was Cixi’s desire to rule so strong that she eliminated those who stood in her way?
Mysterious Deaths Around Empress Cixi – Cruel Tyrant Or Victim Of Propaganda?
Empress Dowager Cixi was a remarkable woman who helped launched modern China. Some parts of her history remain obscure, but there is no doubt that she acquired enormous political influence.
She did this by exploiting her position as a royal concubine, engaging in court intrigues and manipulating those around her.
Who Was Empress Dowager Cixi?
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), whose name was Yehenara from the beginning came from a minor, but prestigious Manchu family. She was intelligent, and her parents gave her proper educations. She could read, write, draw and sew. At an early age she showed interests in economy and she often gave her father advise in business related questions.
Yehenara was no extraordinary beauty, but she was a pretty and intelligent girl.
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