Puyi

Puyi (Chinese:溥儀; Pronounced P'oo-y'ee) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth and last emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China.

Ancestry

Paternal side

Puyi's great-grandfather, was the Daoguang Emperor (r.1820-1850). He was succeeded by his fourth son, who became Xianfeng Emperor (r.1850-1861).

Related Topics:
Daoguang Emperor - Xianfeng Emperor

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Puyi's paternal grandfather was the 1st Prince Chun (1840-1891) who was himself a son of the Daoguang Emperor and a younger half-brother of Xianfeng Emperor, but not the next in line after Xianfeng (the 1st Prince Chun had older half-brothers that were closer in age to Xianfeng). Xianfeng was succeeded by his only son, who became the Tongzhi Emperor (r.1861-1875).

Related Topics:
1st Prince Chun - Tongzhi Emperor

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Tongzhi died without a son, and was succeeded by Guangxu Emperor (r.1875-1908), the son of the 1st Prince Chun and his wife, who was the younger sister of Empress Dowager Cixi. Guangxu died without an heir.

Related Topics:
Guangxu Emperor - Empress Dowager Cixi

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Puyi, who succeeded Guangxu, was the eldest son of the 2nd Prince Chun (1883-1951), who was the son of the 1st Prince Chun and his second concubine, the Lady Lingiya (1866-1925). Lady Lingiya was a Han Chinese maid at the mansion of the 1st prince Chun, whose original Chinese family name was Liu (劉) and was changed into the Manchu clan's name Lingyia when she was made a Manchu, which was required in order to become the concubine of a Manchu prince. The 2nd Prince Chun was therefore a younger half-brother of the Guangxu Emperor and the first brother in line after Guangxu.

Related Topics:
2nd Prince Chun - Lady Lingiya - Han Chinese

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Puyi was in a branch of the imperial family with close ties to Cixi, who was herself from the (Manchu) Yehe-Nara clan (the imperial family were the Aisin-Gioro clan). Cixi married the daughter of her brother to her nephew Guangxu, who became, after Guangxu and Cixi's death, the Empress Dowager Longyu (1868-1913).

Related Topics:
Yehe-Nara - Clan - Aisin-Gioro - Empress Dowager Longyu

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Maternal side

Puyi's mother, the 2nd Princess Chun (1884-1921), given name Youlan (幼蘭), was the 2nd Prince Chun's wife. She was the daughter of the Manchu general Ronglu (榮祿) (1836-1903) from the Guwalgiya clan, one of the leaders of the conservative faction at the court, and a staunch supporter of Cixi whom she rewarded by marrying his daughter into the imperial family.

Related Topics:
2nd Princess Chun - Ronglu - Guwalgiya - Cixi

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