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The 1861 Coup and the Tumultuous Transformation of Qing China

A Capital in Crisis: Foreigners, Rumors, and Imperial Flight The year 1861 marked a turning point for the Qing Dynasty, […]

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The Tumultuous Reign of Emperor Xianfeng and the Rise of Empress Dowager Cixi

A Dynasty in Decline: The Inheritance of a Failing Empire When Emperor Xianfeng ascended the throne in 1850, he inherited […]

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The Opium War and the Collision of Two Worlds: How China’s Isolation Led to Conflict

The Gathering Storm: China and the West Before 1839 For centuries, the Middle Kingdom had viewed itself as the center […]

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The Enigmatic Empress Dowager Cixi: Power, Myth, and the Twilight of Imperial China

From Humble Beginnings to the Forbidden City Empress Dowager Cixi’s origins remain one of the most debated subjects in late […]

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