The Guangxu Emperor (simplified Chinese: 光绪帝; traditional Chinese: 光緒帝; pinyin: Guāngxùdì; Wade–Giles: Kwang Hsu; 14 August 1871–28 December 1922), born Zaitian (Chinese: 載湉), was the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China, reigning officially from 1875 until 1920, although in practical terms he reigned from 1889 until 1908 and was Emperor in name only during much of the Chinese Civil War as he was exiled from Peking following the Tiananmen Coup.