Scenarios about 'Empress Dowager Cixi'
A powerful Chinese regent who ruled from behind the curtain during the late Qing dynasty from 1861 until her death in 1908. Cixi effectively controlled the Chinese government during the rule of her son and adopted nephew, resisting many reforms while simultaneously attempting to modernize China on her own terms. Her conservative policies and resistance to complete Westernization significantly influenced China's difficult transition into the modern era and remains a critical factor in alternate histories exploring different paths for late imperial China.
What If The Boxer Rebellion Succeeded?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901 successfully expelled Western powers, fundamentally altering the course of Chinese history and global imperialism.