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| Xinyou Coup 辛酉政变 | |||
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| Date | November 1861 | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | Death of Xianfeng Emperor | ||
| Resulted in | Tongzhi Restoration | ||
| Lead figures | |||
Xianfeng Emperor,Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Jingshou, Sushun, Muyin, Kuangyuan, Du Han and Jiao Youying | |||
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Xinyou Coup (Chinese: 辛酉政变; pinyin: Xīn yǒu zhèngbiàn) was a Chinese palace coup instigated by Empress Dowagers Cixi and Ci'an, and Prince Gong to seize power after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor in 1861. On his deathbed, the emperor had appointed a group of eight regents, led by Sushun, who were adjutant generals and grand councillors, to assist his infant son Zaichun, later to be known as the Tongzhi Emperor. The eight regents, Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Jingshou, Sushun, Muyin, Kuangyuan, Du Han and Jiao Youying were later forced to commit suicide. Other sources says only three officials were forced to commit suicide.[1]
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