Puyi
Also known as Henry Puyi, Xuantong, Yaozhi, Kangde, Henry Pu-yi, Kang-te Emperor, Haoran
Puyi (; 7 February 190617 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh monarch of the Qing dynasty from 1908 to 1912, and a brief return in 1917, when he was forced to abdicate. Later, he sided with Imperial Japan and was made ruler of Manchukuo—Japanese-occupied Manchuria—in hopes of regaining power as China's emperor. After over 10 years of imprisonment for war crimes following the end of World War II, Puyi worked for four years as a gardener in Beijing, China.
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Puyi was the last emperor of China, ruling the Qing dynasty briefly from 1908 to 1912 and again in 1917 before being forced to give up power. His life is historically significant because it spans China's transition from imperial rule to modern times, and because he later collaborated with Japan during World War II as a puppet ruler of Manchukuo, leading to his imprisonment for war crimes after the war ended.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1967
- Works
- 18
Top works
- わが半生
- Čhāk Čhakkraphat sū sāmanchon
- From Emperor to Citizen
- The last Manchu
- The last Manchu
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Acting · Peking, Qing Empire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Puyi (7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967), of the Aisin Gioro clan, was the last Emperor of China. He ruled in two periods between 1908 and 1917, firstly as the Xuantong Emperor from 1908 to 1912, and nominally as a non-ruling puppet emperor for twelve days in 1917. He was the twelfth and final member of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China. He was…
Known for
- Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre — Self (archive footage)2023
- Puyi, the Last Emperor of China — Himself (archive footage)2009
- 末代皇帝─溥仪 — Himself1981
- Warclouds in the Pacific — Himself (archive footage)1941
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31 sectionsContents
- Childhood and reign (1908–1912)
- Eunuchs and the Household Department
- Abdication
- Life in the Forbidden City (1912–1924)
- Brief restoration (1917)
- Relationship with Reginald Johnston
- Marriage
- Expulsion from the Forbidden City (1924)
- Residence in Tianjin (1925–1931)
- Captive in Manchuria (1931–1932)
- Manchukuo (1932–1945)
- As Emperor
- Collapse of Manchukuo
- Later life (1945–1967)
- Soviet imprisonment and trial
- In the People's Republic
- Continued imprisonment
- Release
- Death
- Titles, honours, and decorations
- Titles
- Qing
- Manchukuo
- Foreign
- Family
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Puyi (; 7 February 190617 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh monarch of the Qing dynasty from 1908 to 1912, and a brief return in 1917, when he was forced to abdicate. Later, he sided with Imperial Japan and was made ruler of Manchukuo—Japanese-occupied Manchuria—in hopes of regaining power as China's emperor. After over 10 years of imprisonment for war crimes following the end of World War II, Puyi worked for four years as a gardener in Beijing, China.
When the Guangxu Emperor died without an heir, Empress Dowager Cixi picked two year old Puyi, the nephew of the late emperor, to succeed him as the Xuantong Emperor. Puyi's father, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, served as regent before Puyi was forced to abdicate as a result of the Xinhai Revolution, which ended two millennia of imperial rule and established the Republic of China.