Empress Dowager Cixi nickname(s):
Empress Dowager Tzu-hsi
Empress Dowager Cixi date of birth:
November 29, 1835
How old was Empress Dowager Cixi when died?
72
When did Empress Dowager Cixi die?
November 15, 1908
What is Empress Dowager Cixi nationality?
Chinese
What is Empress Dowager Cixi's occupation?
Royalty
Short Biography
Empress Dowager Cixi1 (also romanised as Empress Dowager Tzu-hsi; Chinese: 慈禧太后; pinyin: Cíxǐ Tàihòu; Wade–Giles: Tz'u2-hsi3 T'ai4-hou4; Manchu: Tsysi taiheo; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was a Chinese empress dowager and regent who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty for 47 years from 1861 until her death in 1908.