EMPEROR TONGZHI DOCUMENTARY - TONGZHI RESTORATION
August 9, 2020
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as posted by the channelAs the Qing dynasty seemed to collapse after emperor Xianfeng's catastrophic rule, the enthronement of Prince Zaichun, crowned as emperor Tongzhi, allowed for the Tongzhi restoration to take place. His short reign, mostly controlled by his mother and stepmother’s regency, would see a restoration of the Qing dynasty.
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♫ MUSIC ♫
Qing Dynasty Palace Music
Total War Three Kingdoms - End of an Era
Total War Three Kingdoms - Oath of the Peach Garden
Total War Shogun 2 - Resolve
Qing Court Music
🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
Sigh of His Highness (2006)
The Empress Dowager (1975)
The Burning of Imperial Palace (1983)
📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644–1912) , (1943), Arthur W. Hummel, Sr.
Timeline of the Ming & Qing Palace Events (The Palace Museum website)
🏷️ TAGS 🏷️
tongzhi documentary
emperor tongzhi
tongzhi restoration
Yixin
Prince Gong
self-strengthening movement
self strengthening movement china
Introduction: (0:00)
Early life: (00:42)
Early reign: (05:08)
Assuming power: (09:49)
Aftermath: (14:17)
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