History and chronology of T'zu Hsi in China

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General

French Indochina War
House Ch'ing

Events

Battle Bac le
Birth
Capture Langson
Decree Binding Feet
Decree Science
Hundred Days' Reform
Invasion Tonkin
Invasion Vietnam
Peace
Reform
Regency
Retirement
Rule Annam
Rule Black River
Rule Indochina
Rule Pescadores
Rule Tonkin
Rule Vietnam
Siege Chi lung
Siege Foochow
Siege Haiphong
Siege Hanoi
Siege Hue
Siege Pallen
Siege Son Tay
Treaty Peace
Treaty Tientsin
Treaty Tonkin
Yiheyuan Palace

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Annam
Bac le
Chi lung
Foochow
Haiphong
Hanoi
Hue
Langson
Pallen
Peking
Pescadores
River Black
Son Tay
Tientsin
Tonkin
Tonking
Yiheyuan Palace

T'zu Hsi History of China


1856	Birth
Gives birth to the Emperor's only son
1861	Regency
Appointed Co-regent
1875	Regency
Appointed Regent
1881	Invasion of Vietnam
Tonking China sends troops down the Red River to occupy Tonkin
1881	Rule of Vietnam
China declares sovereignty over Annam, Vietnam
1882	Rule of Tonkin
Tonkin France obtains a Vietnamese agreement on a treaty ceding Tonkin
1882	Treaty of Tonkin
Tonkin France obtains a Vietnamese agreement on a treaty ceding Tonkin
1883	Invasion of Tonkin
Tonkin France expands in Tonking & China makes undeclared war with France
1883	Rule of Annam
25th Aug Annam A treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
1883	Rule of Black River
River Black The French establish themselves in the Black River Valley
1883	Rule of Tonkin
25th Aug Tonkin A treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
1883	Siege of Haiphong
Haiphong The French seize Haiphong & Hanoi & bombarded the Vietnamese capital of Hue
1883	Siege of Hanoi
Hanoi The French seize Haiphong & Hanoi & bombarded the Vietnamese capital of Hue
1883	Siege of Hue
Hue The French seize Haiphong & Hanoi & bombarded the Vietnamese capital of Hue
1883	Siege of Pallen
Pallen The Chinese are driven out of Pallen
1883	Siege of Son Tay
Son Tay The Chinese are driven out of Son-Tay
1883	Treaty of Peace
25th Aug A treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
1883	Treaty of Tonkin
Tonkin China breaks the treaty ceding Tonkin to France
1884	Battle of Bac le
23rd June Bac le The Chinese defeat a French force
1884	Peace
May Peking Peace negotiations break down in Peking
1884	Rule of Indochina
France expands in Indochina after winning a war against China
1884	Siege of Chi lung
23rd Oct Chi lung The French bombard Chi-lung
1884	Siege of Foochow
23rd Aug Foochow The French destroy a Chinese naval squadron at Foochow
1885	Capture of Langson
13th Feb Langson The French capture Langson
Mar Langson China recaptures Langson
1885	Rule of Pescadores
9th June Pescadores Under the Treaty of Tientsin French occupied areas of Pescadores are returned to China
1885	Siege of Chi lung
Mar Chi lung Chi-lung surrenders to the French
1885	Treaty of Tientsin
9th June Tientsin The status quo is restored, France returns occupied areas in Formosa & Pescadores
1886	Yiheyuan Palace
Yiheyuan Palace Money which should have modernized China's Navy is spent rebuiding the Yiheyuan Palace
1889	Retirement
Retires when the Emperor comes of age
1898	Hundred Days' Reform
The "Hundred Days' Reform", launched by emperor Guang Hsu/Guang Xu to modernize China, fails when the mother of the emperor, Tsu Hsi/Ci Xi, has him arrested and confined in the Forbidden City
1898	Regency
Appointed Regent
1902	Decree Binding Feet
A decree abolishes the binding of women's feet
1902	Decree Science
A decree is passed allowing the study of western science
1902	Reform
A decree abolishes the binding of women's feet
A decree is passed allowing the study of western science