Guangxu Emperor
Chinese emperor (1871-1908)
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Updated 2026-05-29
The Guangxu Emperor steered the Qing dynasty through the 1898 Hundred Days' Reform, a brief modernization push that ended when regent Cixi reasserted control. His reign became a case study in political paralysis—a ruler stuck between imperial tradition and pressure to westernize.
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The Guangxu Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth and penultimate emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His succession was endorsed by dowager empresses Ci'an and Cixi for political reasons after the Tongzhi Emperor died without an heir. Cixi held political power for much of Guangxu's reign as regent, except for the period between his assumption of ruling powers in 1889 and the Hundred Days' Reform in 1898.
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