Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi

female, deceased (1908)
Empress Dowager Cixi, was from the Manchu Yehe Nara Clan. She was a powerful and charismatic figure who became the "de facto" ruler of the Manchu...

Nurhaci

male, deceased (1626)
Nurhaci (Chinese: 努爾哈赤 <nowiki>[</nowiki>Nǔ'ěrhāchì<nowiki>]</nowiki> or 努爾哈齊 <nowiki>[</nowiki>Nǔ...

Puyi

male, deceased (1967)
In English, he is known more simply as Puyi ("Pu-i" in Wade-Giles romanization), which is in accordance with the Manchu tradition of never using an...
Huang Taiji

Huang Taiji

male, deceased (1643)
Huang Taiji (1592 - September 21 1643; reigned 1626 - 1643) (transliteration from Manchu: Hong Taiji or Hung Taiji) was the first Emperor of the...
Guangxu Emperor

Guangxu Emperor

male, deceased (1908)
The Guangxu Emperor, born Zaitian (載湉), was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His...
Empress Dowager Longyu

Empress Dowager Longyu

female, deceased (1913)
Yehenara, Empress Xiao Ding Jing ; is better known as the Empress Dowager Longyu (1868 - 1913). Longyu was the Qing Dynasty Empress Consort of the...

Abahai

female, deceased (1626)
Lady Abahai was a high-ranking concubine of Emperor Nurhaci of the Manchu, Jin dynasty in ancient China. She married Nurhaci in 1602, when she was...
Pamela Kyle Crossley

Pamela Kyle Crossley

female, 54 years old (Norwich, Vermont, United States)
Pamela Kyle Crossley (born 18 November 1955) is a leading historian of modern China, northern Asia, and global history. Her most recent book is...
Xianfeng Emperor

Xianfeng Emperor

male, deceased (1861)
The Xianfeng Emperor, born Yizhu, (July 17, 1831 - August 22, 1861) was the eighth Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor...
Tongzhi Emperor

Tongzhi Emperor

male, deceased (1875)
The Tongzhi Emperor, born Zaichun was the ninth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1861 to...