同治

Tóngzhì

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Meanings

1 Tongzhi (1856-1875)
2 reign title of the Qing Emperor Muzong (ruled 1861-1875)

Characters

to govern, rule

Examples

同治年间发生了多次内乱。

Tóngzhì niánjiān fāshēng le duō cì nèiluàn.

Multiple internal rebellions broke out during the Tongzhi era.

这件瓷器是同治时期的官窑作品。

Zhè jiàn cíqì shì Tóngzhì shíqī de guānyáo zuòpǐn.

This porcelain is an imperial-kiln work from the Tongzhi period.

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history

Son of the Xianfeng Emperor, he took the throne aged five; real power rested with his mother Empress Dowager Cixi (慈禧太后) and Empress Dowager Ci'an. His reign saw the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion and the brief 'Tongzhi Restoration' (同治中兴) — a last attempt at Qing self-strengthening. He died at 18, likely of smallpox.

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