As Guangxu's nephew's nephew, and nephew to Pu Yi, China's last emperor, he would have been the oldest male in his generation. Nowadays, this heavyset 65-year-old wearing thick spectacles is a ...

The Guangxu emperor, like all Chinese rulers, was known by a formal title given to his reign since commoners were not allowed to speak his name. He was a sick and depressed youth, ...

The study found lethal doses of arsenic in the hair, bones and clothes of the Qing Dynasty's (1644-1912) Guangxu Emperor, the China News Service says.

Guangxu was 4 when he was chosen to be emperor by Empress Cixi, his aunt, after her only son, Emperor Tongzhi died. Although he took power at the age of 16, it was Cixi who exerted total control ...

The Guangxu Emperor's death, from arsenic poisoning, led four years later to the end of imperial rule. Mr Jin, the Last Emperor's nephew, might well now be Great Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Lord ...

The study using modern scientific techniques found lethal doses of arsenic in the hair, bones and clothes of the Qing Dynasty’s (1644-1912) Guangxu Emperor, the China News Service said.

Guangxu, the second to last emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to modernize China by instituting reforms to the system of government in 1898.

Another, dating to 1891, reads: "On May 24th, 17th year of the Emperor Guangxu period, Qing Dynasty, the local mayor, Huaizong Zhu, led more than 200 people into the cave to get water.