Emperor (Henry) Pu Yi
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As Puyi was also the last ruling emperor of China, he is widely known as "the last emperor" (Chinese: 末代皇帝; pinyin: Mòdài Huángdì; Wade–Giles: Mo 4-tai 4 Huang 2-ti 4) in China and throughout the rest of the world.
Feb 1, 2022 · Puyi was crowned Emperor of China in 1908, aged just 2 years and 10 months. After less than four years of regency rule, Puyi was forced to abdicate in 1912, bringing to an end over 2,100 years of imperial rule in China.
Puyi (born February 7, 1906, Beijing, China—died October 17, 1967, Beijing) was the last emperor (1908–1911/12) of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12) in China and puppet emperor of the Japanese-controlled state of Manchukuo (Chinese: Manzhouguo) from 1934 to 1945.
Puyi was the last emperor of China. He led a particularly interesting life in China's turbulent era of change. The following facts will help you better understand the Last Emperor.
Aug 14, 2019 · On October 17, 1967, at the age of just 61, Puyi, China's last emperor, died of kidney cancer. His strange and turbulent life ended in the city where it had begun, six decades and three political regimes earlier.
By 1950, the 44-year old Puyi, former Emperor of China, has been in custody for five years since his capture by the Red Army during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. In the recently established People's Republic of China, Puyi arrives as a political prisoner and war criminal at the Fushun Prison.
'I'm Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty. I'm staying with relatives and can't find my way home.' These were the words spoken to curious passersby by a little lost street sweeper in the Chinese capital of Beijing in 1959.
