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Emperor Puyi (溥仪) was the last emperor of China and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty.

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Puyi became the emperor at less than 3 years of age and was titled the Xuantong Emperor in 1908. Due to him taking on the responsibilities and lifestyle of an emperor at such a young age, he turned into this sadistic little boy that loved to see his eunuchs tortured for any small transgressions.

However, he was abdicated in 1912 by the Xinhai Revolution which overthrew the Qing dynasty and turned the country into the Republic of China.

In 1932, the Japanese invaded northern China (Manchuria) and set up a puppet state called Manchukuo until the end of the Sino-Japanese War in 1945. To add legitimacy to the puppet state, they appointed Puyi as the Chief Executive of Manchukuo. The palace was constructed for him in the city of Changchun in Jilin province. Once the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, Puyi was imprisoned for being a war criminal.

Wikipedia contributors. (2018, December 10). Puyi. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03:31, December 12, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puyi&oldid=873065981

I took a trip to this city and was able to get some great shots of the palace that he lived in while in power of this puppet state set up by the Japanese.