Qixiu

Qixiu (, 1839–1901), from the Kūyala clan (庫雅拉氏 ) with the courtesy name Yingzhi (穎芝 ), was a Manchu politician of the late Qing dynasty. He was a member of the Manchu Plain White Banner.

Qixiu obtained the highest degree (jinshi) in the imperial examination and was selected a shujishi of the Hanlin Academy in 1865. He had served as the literary official of the Ministry of Justice (刑部主事), Secretary of Cabinet (內閣學士), Junior Deputy Minister of Justice (刑部右侍郎), Senior Deputy Minister of Rites (禮部左侍郎), Minister of Lifan Yuan (理藩院尚書) and other positions. He was appointed the Minister of Rites and Grand Councilor in 1898.

During the Boxer Rebellion, Prince Duan led attacks against the Christians in the Church of the Saviour, Beijing. It was said that Qixiu wrote a letter to an old monk in Wutai Mountain, inviting him to attack the church. The monk claimed that Guan Yu had descended into his spirit and possessed him; he rode on Prince Zhuang's horse, holding a broadsword, and led the Boxers to set fire near the church. The monk was shot and fell off his horse, and the Boxers dispersed.

On 14 August 1900, Empress Dowager Cixi, Guangxu Emperor and some other court officials fled from the capital as the Eight-Nation Alliance marched on Beijing. Qixiu's mother was ill, he decided to stay in the capital. He was captured by Japanese soldiers. In the next year, the victorious Eight-Nation Alliance named him as one of the masterminds behind the rebellion. He was dismissed from all official positions and later, executed at the Caishikou Execution Grounds