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Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine who Launched Modern China (Deckle-Edge) SubClass Code_3BA She’s forced to confront howEmpress Dowager Cixi led an intense and singular life. Chosen at the age of twelve to be a concubine by the Emperor Xianfeng, she gives birth to his only male heir, who at four years old is designated emperor when his father dies in 1861. Enlisting the help of Xianfeng's widow, Cixi orchestrates a coup that ousts the appointed regents and makes herself the regent on behalf of her son. Her son ends up dying in his mid twenties and Cixi is able to