1906.2.7.–1967.10.17.
↓ Abdicated 1912 · natural causes
Last emperor of the Qing, puppet emperor of Manchukuo, and a “remoulded” citizen of the People’s Republic
Crowned China's last emperor before he was seven, he lost the throne to the 1911 revolution and was restored once in 1917. Through Manchukuo's chief executive and emperor to Soviet captivity in 1945, he was amnestied in 1959 and shown as a model of reeducation.
Enthroned at three as the Xuantong Emperor, he abdicated in the 1911 revolution. Expelled from the Forbidden City in 1924, he went to the Japanese concession in Tianjin and in 1932 became chief executive, then emperor, of Japan’s puppet state Manchukuo. Captured by the Soviets in 1945 and returned to China in 1950, he was “remoulded” at the Fushun war criminals’ prison and pardoned in 1959. He lived as a gardener and later a political-consultative delegate in Beijing and died of illness in 1967, early in the Cultural Revolution.
Also known as: Xuantong Emperor · Henry Pu Yi · Aisin-Gioro Puyi
Activities and affiliations
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1908–1912
Qing dynasty state institutionsXuantong EmperorMain
Monarchs and royalty -
1932–1945
Manchukuo state institutionsChief Executive, Emperor
Monarchs and royalty
Career Timeline
- 1908–1912Xuantong Emperor of the Qing
- 1917Briefly restored as emperor during Zhang Xun’s restoration
- 1934–1945Emperor of Manchukuo
- 1945–1950Held by the Soviet Union as a war criminal
- 1950–1959Prisoner at the Fushun war criminals’ management centre
- 1950–1959Repatriated to China and imprisoned for reeducation in Fushun
- 1959Released under an amnesty
- 1964Member of the CPPCC National Committee
Related historical events
- 1911–1916The 1911 Revolution and the birth of the RepublicThe abdicated last emperorThe abdication edict was issued in his name at six; he remained in the Forbidden City under the favourable terms.
- 1937–1945The war with Japan and the second united frontPuppet ruler of ManchukuoHe was installed as head of the Japanese-created Manchukuo.