Written by - Ellen Lloyd – Ĭopyright © All rights reserved. The level of arsenic in his remains was 2,000 times higher than that of ordinary people" Many modern historians are convinced that Cixi murdered the Guangxu Emperor to prevent him from continuing his reforms after her death. On 4 November 2008, forensic tests concluded that Emperor Guangxu died from acute arsenic poisoning. Still, we should not forget that her death came only a day after the death of the Guangxu Emperor. Some admire her and say she was China's last and most famous Empress. Was Empress Cixi a victim of propaganda? Many historians paint her as a wicked, cruel, and greedy tyrant of the east whose enemies often mysteriously dropped dead. The story of both these women is similar, but it seems Empress Cixi had more on her conscience. Dragon Empress Wu Zetian is often presented as a ruthless, conniving, scheming, and bloodthirsty woman who even murdered her daughter to gain power. Readers of Ancient Pages may recall the story of Dragon Empress Wu Zetian, who challenged Confucian beliefs against female rulers. Historians both in China and abroad have long portrayed her as a despot responsible for the fall of the Qing dynasty. 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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