In whose support Emperess Dowager Cixi mounted a coup?
Her son
Yuan Shikai and Ronglu
Guangxu Emperor
The Boxer Rebellion
Answer
The Empress Dowager Cixi mounted a coup in 1898 with the support of Yuan Shikai and Ronglu. Yuan Shikai was a powerful general who had served as the governor of Zhili Province. Ronglu was a Manchu official who had served as the head of the Zongli Yamen, the Qing dynasty's foreign ministry. The coup was successful, and Cixi was able to regain control of the government.
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