Xinyou Coup
November 1861
After the death of the Xianfeng Emperor, the empresses dowager Cixi and Ci'an and Prince Gong removed the eight regents. Cixi then held power behind the throne for decades.
Xinyou CoupNovember 1861
After the death of the Xianfeng Emperor, the empresses dowager Cixi and Ci'an and Prince Gong removed the eight regents. Cixi then held power behind the throne for decades.
