Mu Zong of Qing Dynasty

Tongzhi

Tongzhi is the title of Aixinjueluo Zaichun, the tenth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the eighth emperor after the Qing army entered the pass. It has been used for 13 years. It began to be used on January 30, 1862 (the first day of the first month of the first year of Tongzhi) until the death of emperor Tongzhi on January 12, 1875 (the fifth day of December of the thirteenth year of Tongzhi).

Emperor Tongzhi was the son of Empress Dowager Cixi yehenala and Emperor Wenzong Xianfeng of Qing Dynasty. After Empress Dowager Cixi United empress dowager Ci'an and Prince Gong Yixin to launch the Xinyou coup, Empress Dowager Cixi adopted the memorial of Zhou Zupei, a bachelor, to abolish the "Qixiang" year name proposed by the eight former ministers and replace it with the "Tongzhi" year name proposed by Zhou Zupei, a bachelor. "Tongzhi" means that the empress dowagers of the two palaces are in the same court, or that the empress dowagers of the two palaces are in the same court together with the ministers (Tongzhi also means Shunzhi). Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy to hear that. She issued an edict to take the second year as the first year of Tongzhi, and ordered to stop casting "Qixiang" coins and change them to "Tongzhi" coins.

Therefore, "Qixiang" was not really used in history.

As for the content of Tongzhi emperor in Qing Dynasty, see Tongzhi emperor in detail. This entry only introduces the year number.

The reigning emperor

Zaichun, the first son of emperor Xianfeng, died unnamed after he was born. So Zaichun became the only legal successor to the throne. When Emperor Tongzhi ascended the throne, he was only six years old and was assisted by eight ministers, including Zaiyuan, Duanhua and SUSHUN. In this year, Zaichun's biological mother, Empress Dowager Cixi, was dissatisfied with the power of the eight ministers. Together with empress dowager Ci'an of Donggong and Prince Gong Yixin, she conspired to launch the Xinyou coup. While escorting emperor Zigong of Xianfeng back to Beijing, Ci'an, Cixi and the little emperor arrived first, took Prince Gong's advice, executed Zaiyuan, Duanhua and SUSHUN, and dismissed or garrisoned the other five, In the second year, it was officially used.

Chronology

Muzong of the Qing Dynasty began to use the Tongzhi year number on January 30, 1862, until he died on January 12, 1875.

In Tongzhi period, the beginning of spring is always on February 4 of the Gregorian calendar, and the winter solstice is generally on December 22 of the Gregorian calendar, sometimes on December 21 (as indicated in the table below).

Chronology of people

In 1856, Zaichun was born in the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City of Beijing. In 1861, after emperor Xianfeng died, Zaichun, who was only six years old, succeeded to the throne. According to Emperor Xianfeng's edict, eight ministers, including SUSHUN, assisted him. In September, the empress dowagers of the two palaces and Yi Xin, Prince Gong, launched the "Xinyou coup", and the eight ministers were seized by Yi Xin and Empress Dowager Cixi. In June of the third year of Tongzhi, the Qing army captured Tianjing, the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the fourth year of Tongzhi reign, the prince of Horqin was killed by Nian Army. In the sixth year of Tongzhi, the eastern Nien army was pacified. In the seventh year of Tongzhi, the main force of the Western Nien army was pacified. In the ninth year of Tongzhi, Ma Xinyi, General Governor of Liangjiang, was assassinated. In the 11th year of Tongzhi reign, empress arut (empress xiaozheyi) was appointed. In the 12th year of Tongzhi, he was in charge of the government. In the same year, the uprising of the Hui people in Shaanxi and Gansu and the Hui rebellion in Yunnan were generally pacified. In the 13th year of Tongzhi, Emperor Tongzhi died at the age of 19.