A Child Emperor Without a Tomb When Puyi ascended the throne in 1908 at just two years old, imperial tradition […]
The Rise and Fall of China’s Last Imperial Household The life of Aisin-Gioro Puyi (1906–1967), China’s last emperor, was marked […]
From Humble Beginnings to Imperial Favor Ronglu (1836–1903), born into the prestigious Guwalgiya clan of the Manchu Plain White Banner, […]
A Dynasty in Crisis: The Qing Empire’s Precarious Position By the early 20th century, China’s Qing Dynasty stood on shaky […]
The Unusual Family Structure of Emperor Puyi When Puyi ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of two, he […]
A Noble Birth in the Twilight of the Qing Dynasty Youlan (1884–1921), born into the prestigious Guwalgiya clan of the […]
A Throne Without an Heir: The Crisis of 1875 The year 1875 marked a pivotal moment in Qing dynasty history […]
The Making of a Prince: Zaifeng’s Early Years Born on February 12, 1883, as the fifth son of Prince Chun […]
A Puppet Emperor’s Unfulfilled Dream The Chongling Mausoleum, nestled in Jinlong Valley within the Western Qing Tombs complex, holds the […]
The Twilight of the Qing Dynasty In the waning years of China’s Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), the empire faced internal decay […]
The Wuxu Reforms and the Gathering Storm In the late 19th century, the Qing Dynasty faced existential threats from foreign […]
Introduction: A Monarch in the Shadow of Power Emperor Guangxu (1871–1908), born Zaitian, remains one of the most enigmatic figures […]
A Throne Unexpected: The Rise of Guangxu and His Father’s Dilemma In the tumultuous twilight of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor […]
The Heirloom Sisters: Origins of the Tatara Clan In the twilight years of the Qing Dynasty, two sisters from the […]
A Political Marriage Forged by the Dragon Throne The story of Empress Longyu, born Yehenara Jingfen, is inextricably tied to […]
The Making of an Unusual Royal Relationship In 1875, a four-year-old boy named Zaitian was plucked from relative obscurity to […]
A Princely Lineage in the Late Qing Dynasty Yixuan (1840–1891), the seventh son of the Daoguang Emperor and half-brother to […]
A Royal Birth in the Shadow of Power On June 28, 1871, in the mansion of Prince Chun Yixuan, a […]
The Untimely Death of a Young Emperor In the southeastern sector of the Eastern Qing Tombs, nestled against the southern […]
The Turbulent Backdrop of 1945 Eastern Qing Tombs As Japan surrendered in 1945, China’s Eastern Qing Tombs—a sprawling imperial mausoleum […]
The Brief Reign of Emperor Tongzhi Emperor Tongzhi, born Zaichun in 1856, ascended the Qing Dynasty throne at the tender […]
A Throne Under the Shadow of the Dowager The reign of Emperor Tongzhi (1856–1875), the ninth ruler of the Qing […]
