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Empress Xiaohuizhang – The longest-reigning Empress Dowager in Qing history
Empress Xiaohuizhang was the second of the four empresses of Emperor Shunzhi. She became Empress at the age of 13. She became Empress Dowager at the age of 21, and she would become the longest-reigning Empress Dowager in Qing history.[1] Yet, her enduring legacy was that she was the object of filial piety to Emperor [read more]