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Tsait’ien, Emperor—Hwangti—of China ; born 1871 ; the son of Prince Ch’un, seventh brother of the Emperor Hien-Fêng ; succeeded to the throne by proclamation, at the death of Emperor T’ung-chi, January 22, 1875 ; he was married February 26, 1889.

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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning China

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Keltie, J.S. (1899). China. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270282_15

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