The Dowager Empress of China mb-code AABR002968 ' James Challis was elected

' James Challis was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1848

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The Dowager Empress of China mb-code AABR002968 ' James Challis was electedThe Dowager Empress of China, 1904. The Dowager Empress Cixi (1835 1908) was regent and de facto ruler of China from 1861 until her death, even though her nephew, the Guangxu Emperor, was nominally on the throne from 1875. His wife, the Empress Xiao Ding Jing (1868 1913) is standing in front of the Dowager Empress. A print from The Girl's Own Annual, 12 November 1904.