EMPEROR TONGZHI DOCUMENTARY - TONGZHI RESTORATION
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- As the Qing dynasty seemed to collapse after emperor Xianfeng's catastrophic rule, the enthronement of Prince Zaichun, crowned as emperor Tongzhi, allowed for the Tongzhi restoration to take place. His short reign, mostly controlled by his mother and stepmother’s regency, would see a restoration of the Qing dynasty.
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♫ MUSIC ♫
Qing Dynasty Palace Music
Total War Three Kingdoms - End of an Era
Total War Three Kingdoms - Oath of the Peach Garden
Total War Shogun 2 - Resolve
Qing Court Music
🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
Sigh of His Highness (2006)
The Empress Dowager (1975)
The Burning of Imperial Palace (1983)
📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912) , (1943), Arthur W. Hummel, Sr.
Timeline of the Ming & Qing Palace Events (The Palace Museum website)
🏷️ TAGS 🏷️
tongzhi documentary
emperor tongzhi
tongzhi restoration
Yixin
Prince Gong
self-strengthening movement
self strengthening movement china
Introduction: (0:00)
Early life: (00:42)
Early reign: (05:08)
Assuming power: (09:49)
Aftermath: (14:17) - Zábava
Your chanel is seriously underrated, I really enjoy your videos about Chinese history and culture.
Thank you for making them!
I can't help thinking of the old saying that placing any bloodline in power will thin it as slowly but surely as slicing open a vein.
I didn't know that saying. Pretty cool!
@@History_of_China I learned it from a Star Trek novel, so it might just be something the author made up. Still, I think it's apropos. ^_^
The penultimate emperor is the next one he’s going to do.
Yep, but I'll release a video on the Qing harem system and then Cixi first :)
CZcams needs to reccomend these more
These are super excellent, binge able videos helping me catch up on Chinese history. The effort you make to get the pronunciations front and center also helps alleviate our ignorance.
Thanks for your comment! Happy you enjoy my videos :)
Great video! I'm writing a novel based on the life of Empress Xiaozheyi, and this helped refresh my memory on several points. And I'd have enjoyed it even if it wasn't research related. There is one inaccuracy that someone's mentioned already in the comments - Sushun and Duanhua, Prince Zheng were indeed brothers (half-brothers, being the sons of Ulgungga and two different mothers) but Zaiyuan, Prince Yi was a more distant relative. Also, I saw your comment about how it's sad that the Daoguang Emperor didn't choose Yixin, Prince Gong as his successor rather than Yizhu. Agreed! Prince Gong was remarkably openminded towards the West, which certainly would have served the country better than the xenophobia of the Xianfeng Emperor and his close advisors. Perhaps the Yuanmingyuan would still be standing today, for one thing. Anyway, thanks for the video, and I've subscribed. :-) Looking forward to watching more content!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed :)
Best of luck with your novel project!
Been following this since the beginning. Ma boi Guangxu going to be next. He was on track to have been the saviour of the dynasty, and was friggin murdered in cold blood by Cixi (confirmed arsenic poisoning by modern autopsy).
Thanks for following ! I'll cover Empress Dowager Cixi part 1 before moving on in the Qing emperors series :)
Excellent video! Looking forward to Empress Cixi. It's sad that Xianfeng let himself fall to over indulge and not stay in power till Tongzhi was of age.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed ! I believe it's sad that Daoguang didn't select Yixin, prince Gong to succeed him as emperor, that man was probably the best candidate for the times the Qing dynasty had to face in that period
I've been waiting for this to come out :) Thank you for publishing this video!
Since we are end of Qing dynasty, time to start talking about the Tang and Ming 😎
Two important dynasties, which do not get the attention they deserve.
Yes, I'll most likely begin overviews of previous dynasties before I finish the Qing. I just want to talk about the Qing imperial harem system and Empress Dowager Cixi first :)
Also the Song dynasty, Song dynasty is the
most prosperous dynasty on economic and technology.
Especially the Tang is largely a mystery to non Chinese. I know a bit about the Ming (especially the overgrown official culture and arrogance during the time) but the Tang? Hardly anything.
16:34
Gotta feel bad for these ones, Empresses Dowager Ci'an and Cixi watching the empire melt in slow motion desperately trying to hold it all together.
a lot of people modern china actually blame cixi, and most people haven’t heard of ci’an
the concept of historiography doesn’t exist in china
@@yux.tn.3641 Even baby Puyi was scared shitless by Cixi's face...
@@yux.tn.3641 Their hate for her was justified honestly. Yes she did manage to improve the situation within the Qing Dynasty but she also murdered the Guanxu Emperor, the Emperor who wanted change
Really have to feel for these kids who had the weight of the world put on their shoulders
Great work. Thanks for all the effort and clearly , intense research
Thanks a lot ! Glad you enjoyed :)
"Chinese" Gordon is a very underappreciated figure. I have a biography of his somewhere in the house. He seems to have respected the Chinese but had a low opinion of the Emperor. He claimed that, when they were besieging the last major Taiping fortress, the Taiping leaders were offered amnesty if they surrendered. They did so and were massacred instead. Gordon was so disgusted by this that he refused the gifts the Emperor sent him.
This is a very good channel with plenty of interesting videos. You are getting very close to the events known as the boxer rebellion and the first Sino Japanese war. Those should make interesting videos.
Thanks for your comment! Both these subjects will deserve a whole video :)
Great video Great history
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Underrated utuber
Great content. Subscribed
I'm glad you enjoyed :)
Again! another great production. I am gaining some insights into modern China and what came before Mao. Thank you
Glad you enjoy ! Thanks for following :)
Very interesting! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video :)
As always great video! I would be interested tho in knowing full depth about the modernisation china had taken during tongzhi's and guangxu's rule, before subsequently being subdued by empress dowager cixi. Japan would be an interesting playeer in the upcoming episodes tho i can't wait
Thank you for your clarity on Chinese History
Cheers! Glad you like my work
this is a great channel. i just found it a few weeks ago and have watched every video and shared with my circles. would love to hear your take on covering some of the qing's foriegn conquests and actvity...specifically with Vietnam :D they have great history together
Thank you so much ! This is exactly what helps the channel grow :)
Very interesting! Just subscribed 😊
Thanks for follwing :)
Great work. I hope you do some video on Justice Bao Zheng of the Song Dynasty, Qin Shihuang the first emperor, etc.
Thank you ! I probably will eventually :)
4:30 Duanhua and Sushun were brothers, Zaiyuan was a distant cousin to them, 10th cousin to be more exact.
Correct on all points. I'm writing a novel covering this period and at some point I scribbled down Sushun's family tree, as much as I could find anyway.
@@democratiekate Actually, I was wrong on one point. Duwanhua and Sushun were full brother, not half brothers like I wrote before.
Nice! Lots of tiny bits I did not know about. Thanks for doing the research! What's the next one? Guangxu? Would the last be on Puyi? Cant wait! HAHA
Thanks for following ! Next two vids are going to be about the Qing dynasty's harem system, then Empress Dowager Cixi (part 1). I might then do a video about an earlier dynasty before going back to the Qing emperors (Guangxu, Cixi part 2, Puyi)
@@History_of_China Uhh!! Cant wait! Will the videos clips be from Yanxi? HAAHAH
@@CALEBBYPRODUCTIONS Yep :)
What is the name of moovie(film, tv show) in these videos? Beside that - really great work, I have always loved history, but most often I have read about Europe history only (I am from Europe), but your videos really force me to pay atention more in history of the China... And to emohasize, I am aware that their history is actually larger and longer than our - Euorepean - Grecco-Roman history - only somehow I have not enyoy too much in reading ... But I have really really enjoyed these videos so thank you for posting them :) ... ANd please tell me the tv show - I wanted to watch it whole, thx
Him: I gonna reform
His mom: no
What video is that on 9:49 ? What movie and how to get english subtitle ?
Would it be possible to put dates alongside the titles so that we can get some idea which chronological order they are in, please?
I'll try to include more dates!
Can you separately provide us some information based on the self strengthening movement of China ?
Hi, unfortunately I don't think I'll return to Qing dynasty topics for a while since I'm covering other dynasties now!
The second opium war will be the topic of your next video?
Hi! Next videos will be about the Qing imperial harem system, then Empress Dowager Cixi (part 1). I don't think I'll cover the Second Opium War anytime soon though
18 years and death wow I'll hold my tongzhi porcelain on your respect
16:08 Queen Victoria looks like she's going to cut her own fingers off.
Was there ever a photograph of this emperor?
None that I have heard of, but it is not impossible that some could have been taken. In any case they don't seem to be known today.
I came here after watching "The Confidant" it feels like empress Cixi is the republican and empress Ci'an is democratic.
When will you upload your next video?
Not sure yet. I've finished writing it, and am editting at the moment, so it shouldn't be too long
@@History_of_China after you make the whole qing era videos, what are your plans for the next videos after that?
@@harsamc123 I'll probably take a break and cover various periods. Then I'll probably start detailing the Ming dynasty :)
@@History_of_China That Would Be Great. You're the best CZcams channel that i know that covers detailed history of china's dynasties and events.
Two 18 year olds just “die” within 3 weeks of each other. Lol
What does the Manchu script say? Never mind. Aisin Gioro 😂 👍. Where did you get the Manchu script?
Yes the script on the thumbnail is the name of the Imperial clan! I simply found it on the corresponding wikipedia page :)
He was in a funny movie
After watching this history I understand the importance of a strong Chinese government today. No one dares with mess with the motherland today! If it takes communism and capitalism to make China strong, THEN BE IT!! Rather then conceding land and being colonized.
I dont want a strong china the implications are grim