When Did Pu Yi Die?

Puyi, courtesy name Yaozhi, was the last emperor of China as the eleventh and final Qing dynasty ruler. He became the Xuantong Emperor at age two in 1908, but was forced to abdicate on February 12, 1912 during the Xinhai Revolution. His era name as Qing emperor, "Xuantong", means "proclamation of unity".

What happened to Pu Yi?

With the fall of Japan (and thus Manchukuo) in 1945, Puyi fled the capital and was eventually captured by the USSR; he was extradited to the People's Republic of China after it was established in 1949. ... He died in 1967, and was ultimately buried near the Western Qing tombs in a commercial cemetery.

When was Pu Yi born?

Puyi, Wade-Giles romanization P'u-i, also called Henry Puyi, reign name Xuantong, (born February 7, 1906, Beijing, China—died October 17, 1967, Beijing), last emperor (1908–1911/12) of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12) in China and puppet emperor of the Japanese-controlled state of Manchukuo (Chinese: Manzhouguo ...