Was Emperor GuangXu of China during the Qing Dynasty poisoned or did he die of natural causes?

Answer 1

It can't be proved for certain but he had always been healthy and suddenly it was announced that he had died. He was a reformer and was opposed by the Dowager Empress Tzu Tzi who had dominated the government for many years. She was very old and dying herself. After his death was announced she issued a decree naming his three year old nephew as emperor. She then died herself, the next day. That makes his death very suspicious. He was probably poisoned but it can't be proved. Michael Montagne

AnswerEmperor Guangxu was poisoned by Empress Dowager's eunuch his name was Li Lien Ying. He put herbs in Guangxu's food when he served him that gradually weakened him and he died. After this the empress went to his bedside and said forgive me for being so unkind. Also Guangxu was only 37 and never sick he did have upper respiratory problems but it was not enough to kill him. AnswerThe eunuch is called Li Lien Ying and was very close to empress dowager cixi. Was this proven? I read many books about this but most of them just said that his dead is still unclear. Moreover, how could these herbs kill him so accurately on the day before empress dowager's death? Some of these books did said that Li Lien Ying could be the murderer but they did not say that the empress said that to him at the side of his bed. Is this true? This could be interesting. I also liked him a lot. I always thought he could save the dynasty if he did not die so soon. Answerfrom several books i have read about the dead of His Imperial Majesty the GuangXu Emperor including books of persons who have been with His majesty and Her Grand Imperial Majesty the Grand Dowager Empress Tzu Shi in the last days of there life's,I always read that Her Majesty as well as Li Lien Ying where shocked by the dead of His Majesty but His Majesty did not have a great health during His live .even as a child His Majesty was always of a poor health but this was not announced to the outside world(the world outside the Forbidden City) according a letter from Li Lien Ying to his nephew short after the dead of Their Majesty's he wrote that there where rumors about his role in the dead of the Emperor but he wrote that he had no role whatsoever in the dead of His Majesty,because he had no reason to be afraid for the Emperor and he was a old man so he said and when Her Majesty died his role at court would be over and he would retire from court as he did. AnswerThis question can now be answered without doubt: His Majesty Emperor Guangxu died of arsenic poisoning. This new finding is based on scientific research published this month by Chinese scientist and archaeological experts after 5 years of study on the Emperor's hair, bones and clothes. They found that the arsenic contained in his hair is 2000 times more than the ordinary quantity and is far more than enough to cause death. However, the murderer remains unknown. There are mainly three suspects: Empress Dowager Cixi, court eunuch Li Lianying and the military official Yuan Shikai. However, most suspect is pointed at Empress Cixi as under the conditions at that time, only she had the power to assassinate the emperor and then cover up the facts of murder for 100 years. She died 20 hours after the emperor.

The result of the study turned up at a interesting time---several days before the 100 anniversary of the death of His Majesty. This is only a coincidence, but the reformist Emperor Guangxu can now finally rest in peace.