2006-07-21 17:18:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
Chen Shui Bian
2006-07-22 12:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by gerjhgtrf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last emperor of China was Henry P'u Yi, pronounced "Poo yee." His name is also sometimes spelled P'u-i, Puyi, Pu-Yi, or Buyi.
P'u Yi was a member of the Ch'ing (or Qing) Dynasty -- a Manchu. The Manchu were originally nomads from Manchuria, northeast of China. They conquered China in 1644, but kept themselves largely separated from the Chinese. They retained their own language and fashions, lived apart, and married other Manchus. For a long time Chinese people weren't even permitted to settle in the Manchu homeland.
By the time P'u Yi was born on February 7, 1906, the Ch'ing Dynasty was in trouble. China had come to be dominated by foreign powers, mainly Westerners. The country was ruled by Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi (or Cixi), who had imprisoned the nominal emperor, Kuang Hsu, for conspiring against her. On her deathbed the empress named young P'u Yi -- the son of the imprisoned emperor's brother -- to succeed her. To make sure the current emperor didn't interfere in her plans, it is said, she had him poisoned. P'u Yi was nearly three years old when the dowager empress died. As emperor he was given the reign name Hsuan Tung.
P'u Yi's father, Prince Ch'un, served as his son's regent. The prince disliked politics, and dissidents considered him weak. There was great resentment in China against foreigners and the Manchu government, and in 1911 rebellion swept through the country, forcing Prince Ch'un to resign as regent. Chinese general Yuan Shih-k'ai took over the government. He hoped to start his own ruling dynasty and suggested that P'u Yi should abdicate. Fearing the consequences if they refused, the Manchu Grand Council agreed, and on February 12, 1912, the five-year old emperor renounced his throne. He continued to live in the Forbidden City and was treated with enormous respect.
2006-07-21 17:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by Billy... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How P'u Yi, P'u Yi took over the rule as a child and was relieved of his rule in his pre-teen ages. However, the new ruling class allowed P'u Yi to remain the ruler of his forbidden city(the place where the Chinese emperor lived) for many more years.
2006-07-21 17:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by Entrepreneur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chiang Khai Shek
2006-07-23 20:27:10 · answer #4 · answered by d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last emperor of China was Henry P'u Yi, pronounced "Poo yee." His name is also sometimes spelled P'u-i, Puyi, Pu-Yi, or Buyi.
2006-07-21 17:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by trucker3977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mao Zedong
2006-07-22 08:00:59 · answer #6 · answered by benjamin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ghandi
2006-07-24 20:30:30 · answer #7 · answered by kumar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pu Yi
2006-07-24 05:34:48 · answer #8 · answered by gingben 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jackie Chan lol
2006-07-21 17:21:14 · answer #9 · answered by Fez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lee teng Hui
2006-07-22 14:44:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋