Imperial edict, issued November 3, 1908, issued by Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Dowager
Subject(s): China--Tibet, China--Tibet Autonomous Region, Thub-bstan-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIII, 1876-1933, Titles of honor and nobility
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Cixi, the Empress Dowager of China, announces that the Dalai Lama has been granted a new honorary title. The title carries new protections and compensation, but he must return home and “induce the Western Barbarians to obey the laws and practice virtue.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-03
Creator(s)
Cixi, Empress dowager of China, 1835-1908
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Imperial edict, issued November 3, 1908, issued by Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Dowager. [November 3, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59395. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cixi, Empress dowager of China, 1835-1908. Imperial edict, issued November 3, 1908, issued by Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Dowager. [3 Nov. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59395.
APA:
Cixi, Empress dowager of China, 1835-1908., [1908, November 3]. Imperial edict, issued November 3, 1908, issued by Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Dowager.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59395.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
