The Xianfeng Emperor (Wade-Giles: Hsien-feng Emperor; Chinese: 咸豐帝, pinyin: Xiánfēngdì; 17 July 1831 – 22 August 1861), born Aisin-Gioro I Ju, was the ninth Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1850 to 1861.
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