Puyi (Wade-Giles: Pu-i; 7 Februar 1906 – 17 October 1967), o the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, wis the last Emperor o Cheenae an the twelft an final ruler o the Qing Dynasty. Still a bairn, he ruled as the Xuantong Emperor (Wade-Giles: Hsuan-tung Emperor) frae 1908 til his abdication on 12 Februar 1912, efter the successfu Xinhai Revolution. Frae 1 tae 12 Julie 1917 he wis briefly restored tae the throne as a nominal emperor bi the warlord Zhang Xun. In 1934 he wis declared the Kangde Emperor (Wade-Giles: Kang-te Emperor) o the puppet state o Manchukuo bi the Empire o Japan, an he ruled til the end o the Seicont Sino-Japanese War in 1945. Efter the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae wis established in 1949, Puyi wis imprisoned as a war criminal for 10 years, wrote his memoirs, an acame a member o the Cheenese Fowk's Poleetical Consultative Conference.
Puyi's abdication in 1912 merked the end o millennia o dynastic rule in Cheenae an sicweys he is kent throughout the warld bi the sobriquet "The Last Emperor" o Cheenae.
Freemit airtins
- "Five Wives of The Last Emperor Puyi". Cultural China. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- Royalty.nu: Extended Bio
- TIME: Last Emperor's Humble Occupation Archived 2001-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Li Xin, Pu Yi's Widow Reveals Last Emperor's Soft Side
- Pu Ru (溥儒), Pu Yi's cousin, accomplished Chinese brush painter and calligrapher
Puyi Qing Dynasty Born: 7 Februar 1906 Dee'd: 17 October 1967
Hoose o Aisin-Gioro | ||
| Regnal teetles | ||
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| Precedit bi Guangxu Emperor |
Emperor o Cheenae 2 December 1908 – 12 Februar 1912 |
Vacant Title next held by Hongxian Emperor
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| Vacant Title last held by Hongxian Emperor
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Emperor o Cheenae 1 Julie 1917 – 12 Julie 1917 |
Office abolished Republic o Cheenae declared
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| New title State created
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Chief Executive o Manchukuo 9 Mairch 1932 – 28 Februar 1934 |
Merged intae Emperorship |
| New title Empire created
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Emperor o Manchukuo 1 Mairch 1934 – 15 August 1945 |
Office abolished Empire dissolved |
| Poleetical offices | ||
| Precedit bi Guangxu Emperor as Emperor o Cheenae |
Heid o State o Cheenae as Emperor o Cheenae 2 December 1908 – 12 Februar 1912 |
Succeedit bi Sun Yat-sen as Preses o the Republic o Cheenae |
| New title State created
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Heid o State o Manchukuo 9 Mairch 1932 – 15 August 1945 |
Succeedit bi Chiang Kai-shek as Preses o the Republic o Cheenae Manchukuo given back tae the Republic o Cheenae efter Warld War II |
