Ci'an (1837–1881)
Ci'an (1837–1881)
Chinese empress and regent. Name variations: Tz'u-an, Cian. Born 1837; died 1881.
A Manchu aristocrat, was senior consort to the Xianfeng (Hsien-feng) emperor; served as regent with Cixi until Ci'an's death (1881), though Cixi had usurped her power long before.
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