12th Emperor: Xuāntǒng 宣統 (Pǔyí 溥儀) 1908 - 1911He took a title of the Emperor of Dynasty Qing after the death of his uncle, Emperor, GuangXu at aged of three. But in fact, he never had a chance to rule the dynasty.
After XinHai Revolution in 1911 lead by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, PuYi retained his title and special treatment as a royal member.
From 1925 until 1932, he became a puppet ruler of Manchukuo where the state created by Japanese as a preparation for the later invasion to China.
His later part of life was pitiful. From an Emperor of dynasty which once upon a time was the strongest super power in the power, he became a normal civilian. After World War II, he was captured by Soviet Red Army and he was put in the prison. After returning back to China where the nation was in Mao's ruling, he once again resided in a reeducation camp for 10 years. He died in 1967 of cancer and it marked the end of monarchy system started nearly 4000 years ago.
"People who deny history do not have his story."
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