The Most Short-Lived Emperor

Dong Tri (1856 - 1875) was the 10th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He is rated as the most short-lived Emperor this is one of the interesting facts about the Emperors of ancient China. This comes from Emperor Dong Tri's short life and lack of talent to govern the country as well as the real power to run the country. Among the 12 Emperors of the Qing Dynasty, there were very few soldiers, but Dong Tri was one of them. He lived a short life, but this short life was very tragic. The ancient Emperors always pursued the aspiration of immortality so that they could maintain their eternal dominion. During the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong was the oldest living Emperor at 88 years old. The shortest Emperor was Dong Tri, the son of Empress Dowager Cixi, who died at the age of 19.

It is impossible not to feel sorry for Dong Tri when he died too soon. However, in reality, Dong Tri was not qualified to be an Emperor. He inherited the throne at the age of 6, but did not have any achievements during his reign and did not contribute anything to the dynasty. Under the dominion of his mother Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Dong Tri never thought about politics, but devoted all his time and energy to having fun. Dong Tri's death is also the most "laughable" death of the Emperors of the Thanh Dynasty. However, the reason why he liked to find willow flowers like that could not be unrelated to Empress Dowager Cixi. If Dong Tri didn't have to spend a lonely and deprived childhood, not live under his mother's lust for power, and not be born into the Ai Tan Giac La clan without freedom, he wouldn't be the most short-lived Emperor.