CHINA'S LAST EMPEROR - PUYI'S FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY (PART 2)

Aisingioro Puyi, the last emperor of China, went from son of heaven to citizen. In his tumultuous life, he would be crowned three times, in the Qing dynasty, Republic of China, and Manchukuo. In this second part of my Emperor Puyi documentary, I explain how Puyi accepted the Japanese offer to become head of the puppet state of Manchukuo, his 13 year long rule and subsequent abdication. I shed light on his disastrous escape attempt from Manchukuo and capture by the soviets, trial at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo and detention in Fushun as a war criminal. Finally, I detail his life as a citizen of communist China. ➤ Follow me on Twitter/X! https://x.com/History_ofChina ➤ If you would like to make a donation, you can do so with Super Thanks or via my paypal: https://paypal.me/historyofchina Many thanks! ♫ MUSIC ♫ Total War Shogun 2 - Resolve Civilization V - Bismarck War Theme Manchukuo national anthem (instrumental) Total War Shogun 2 - Stalemate Lost in the Forest Total War Shogun 2 - Point of No Return Civilization V - Wu Zetian Peace Theme Restless Native Horror Ambiance Music 3 Total War Three Kingdoms - Eternal Peace Mugi To Heitai Total War Three Kingdoms - Oath of the Peach Garden Civilization V - Catherine War Theme Total War Shogun 2 - Falling Thunder Europa Universalis IV - Forest Shade Night Raid (KMT song) Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China Jesse Gallagher - The Anunnaki Return Horror Ambiance Music 1 The Han Palace Autumn Moon Joy and Peace (Guzheng) The Loyalist - Lotus Lane 🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬 Legend of the Last Emperor (2014) Henry Pu Yi newly appointed Regent of Manchuria at his palace in Changchun 1932, Critical Past (1932) China: The Roots of Madness (1967) Kawashima Yoshiko (1990) Northeast China under Japanese Manchuria in the 1930s [AI colorized], Spacetime Explorer The Wandering Princess and the Last Imperial Brother, aka 流転の王妃・最後の皇弟 (2003) 📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜 The Last Emperor (1987), Edward S. Behr From Emperor to Citizen (2007), Aisingiori Puyi 🏷️ TAGS 🏷️ emperor xuantong documentary emperor Kangde puyi biography emperor puyi last emperor of china last qing emperor fall of the qing dynasty collapse of the qing dynasty xinhai revolution Manzhouguo Manchukuo documentary Fushun Fushun prison From emperor to citizen Introduction: (0:00) Leaving Tianjin: (00:46) Prisoner in Manchuria: (01:35) Chief executive of Manchukuo: (04:15) Emperor of Manchukuo: (09:22) Second Sino-Japanese war: (16:40) World War 2: (19:20) Invasion of Manchukuo: (22:35) Soviet prisoner: (26:41) Chinese prisoner: (31:43 Citizen of the PRC: (39:04) The Last Emperor: (44:50) Conclusion: (46:27)