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China under the Empress Dowager

Note 40 — X TZŬ HSI BECOMES SOLE REGENT

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This title was originally given to an infamous eunuch of the Court of the Ming Emperor Chu Yü-hsiao, who, because of his influence over his dissolute master, was canonised by the latter after his death. The same title was claimed and used by the Eunuch An Te-hai, vide supra, page 90.

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