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Emperor Xuantong (Puyi, 溥仪)

Emperor Xuantong was born in 1906 and died in 1967 at the age of 61. His autobiography was My First Half Life. In 1912, he was forced to abdicate due to the success of Xinhai Revolution (辛亥革命, also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Revolution, began with the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911 and ended with the abdication of Emperor Puyi on February 12, 1912. The primary parties to the conflict were the Imperial forces of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), and the revolutionary forces of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui). The revolution is so named because 1911 is a Xinhai Year in the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar.) in 1931, he was held by Japanese invaders and went to Northeast of China and in 1932, he acted as the administrator of puppet state named Manzhougou(满洲国). After 1949, he acted as the member of the National Committee of CPPCC.

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