Qing · Ruler

Guangxu Emperor

Attested AD 1885

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Guangxu Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1885 光緒十一年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 438, passage 61

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 438Volume 438 Biographies 225: Yan Jingming, Zhang Zhiwan, Lu Chuan Lin, Lin Shaonian · 1 passage

時上意將修圓明園，而敬銘論治以節用為本，會廷議錢法，失太后旨，因革職留任。 At the time the court intended to restore the Old Summer Palace, while Jingming's governing principle was frugality. When deliberations on currency reform offended the Empress Dowager, he was stripped of rank but kept in his post.