(n) Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916), Syn. Grigori Efimovich Rasputin
[安德海, Ān Dé hǎiㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄞˇ] An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后, executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后, See Also: 慈禧太后, 慈安皇太后#83836