Empress Dowager Ci'an (Wade-Giles: Empress Dowager Tzu-an; Chinese: 慈安皇太后, Manchu: Hiyoošungga Jekdun Iletu Hūwanghu; 20 August 1837 – 8 April 1881), popularly known in China as the East Empress Dowager (simplified Chinese: 东太后; traditional Chinese: 東太后), and officially known posthumously as Empress Xiao Zhen Xian (Wade-Giles: Empress Hsiao Chen Hsien; simplified Chinese: 孝贞显皇后; traditional Chinese: 孝貞顯皇后; Manchu: Hiyoošungga jekdun iletu Hūwangheo), was the Empress Consort of the Xianfeng Emperor (b. 1831 – d.1861) of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China, and then Empress Dowager after 1861. She is known for being co-de facto ruler of China with Empress Dowager Cixi for 20 years.
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Xiaozhen Ci'an Yuqing Hejing Chengjing Yitian Zuosheng Xian 12 August 1837
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Died |
8 April 1881 (aged 43)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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