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The Qing dynasty came to an end in 1912 and was replaced by the Republic of China. Within a few months after the fall of the Qing dynasty, on 22 February 1913, Empress Dowager Longyu died in Beijing after an illness. She was 45 years old, and was the only Chinese empress whose coffin was transported from the Forbidden City to her ...
Endorsed by the Empress Dowager Longyu on behalf of the six-year-old Xuantong Emperor, the edict explicitly transferred sovereignty over all the territories held by the Qing dynasty at the time of its collapse—including China proper, Manchuria, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia —to the Republic of China.
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign, which lasted from 1875 to 1908, was largely dominated by his aunt Empress Dowager Cixi.
Empress Dowager Longyu's contribution to the nation seems to be minimal, as she was so preoccupied with court politics that the affairs of the nation were not her priority. Living completely insulated from the world in the Forbidden City, she was unable to sense the tide of history or adjust to its changing times.
The abdication was negotiated by the Dowager Empress Longyu, on Puyi’s behalf: “The Whole Country is tending towards a republican form of government. It is the Will of Heaven, and it is certain that we could not reject the people’s desire for the sake of one family’s honour and glory. We, the Emperor, hand over the sovereignty to the ...
28. Apr. 2017 · Born in 1868, the empress dowager Longyu was the empress consort of the Guangxu emperor (reigned 1875–1908). As an ordinary court woman, Longyu is however remembered because she signed the abdication documents on behalf of the boy emperor in 1912.
Throughout December, Yuan held the imperial armies back while using the revolutionary threat to intimidate Empress Dowager Longyu. She eventu-ally agreed to an armistice and the opening of a North-South Conference in Shanghai where the Imperialists and Republicans could negotiate the nature of the future polity.
