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in the politics of her day. Much respected for her womanly virtues, she was canonised as ^^j^^^P^ltt'll^t^S
Tz*u Pel ^ ^ . A famous warrior of the Chou dynasty. 2115
Tz'ti- hsi - tuan-y u - k*ang -hsi-chao-yii-chuang-oli'eng-Bliou- 2116 kung-ch'in-lisieii-ch'ung-hsi Huang T'ai Hou ^j^i^
^m8Sfl3fi»i«##^fc#^M*0Born A.D. 1835. The Western Empress Dowager, mother of the Emperor T^nng Chih, secondary wife of the Emperor Hsien F6ng and aant by marriage of the Emperor Euang Hsil. On the death of Hsien F6ng at Jehol in 1861, eight members of the extreme anti-foreign party claimed to have been appointed Regents for the boy^Emperor. She espoused the cause of Prince Rung who was in Peking negotiating with the English and French, and with the aid of Prince Ch^un the reactionary leaders were seized and either put to death or allowed to commit suicide. She and the Eastern Empress, aided by Prince Eung, administered the government until T^ung Chih ascended the throne, and on his death they put Euang Hsfi on the throne without waiting for the birth of the posthumous child of T^ung Chih. In 1887 she consented to continue to advise Euang HstL, now of age, and in March 1889 she relinquished the administration to him, though she has by no means ceased to be an important factor in State councils.
V.
Vadjramati. See Chin Kang Chili.
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Wan An :J^ ^ (T. ^ ^ ). Died A.D. 1488. A native of Jg 2117 Mei-chou in SstLch'uan, who graduated as chin shih in 1448 and obtained rapid promotion through the friendship of the adopted son
