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Li Lianying | |
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李連英 | |
Chief eunuch | |
In office 1869–1908 | |
Preceded by | An Dehai |
Succeeded by | Xiao Dezhang |
Personal details | |
Born | Li Yingtai (李英泰) 12 November 1848 Zhili Province, Qing China |
Died | 4 March 1911 Beijing, Qing China | (aged 62)
Nickname(s) | Little Li (小李子), Grand Supervisor Li (李大總管) |
Li Lianying (simplified Chinese: 李连英; traditional Chinese: 李連英; pinyin: Lǐ Liányīng; 12 November 1848 – 4 March 1911) was a Chinese imperial eunuch who lived in the late Qing dynasty.[1] He was a eunuch during the regency of Empress Dowager Cixi, who was the de facto ruler of China from 1869 to 1908 throughout the reigns of the Tongzhi Emperor and Guangxu Emperor.