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Puyi was chosen as emperor by Queen Xue Taihao while seriously ill on his bed. Puyi became emperor at the age of 2 years and 10 months, in December 1908, with the title: Emperor Xuan Tong His life as emperor began when palace officials came to Prince Chun's residence to take him to be emperor.

Puyi resisted or screamed as palace officials ordered the eunuchs to carry him. Chunkin hopes for his Father. Became Prince Regent (攝政王) during the coronation ceremony at Taihe Throne Hall. His father carried the young emperor up to the throne.

Puyi was shocked by the scene in front of him and the noisy sound of the drums and music at the coronation ceremony. And after that Puyi started crying. His Father could do nothing but console him with the immortal phrase, "Don't cry, it will be over soon."

Puyi's governess, Wen Shao Wang, was the only one who could control him. Therefore, she followed him into the Forbidden City. Puyi never met his biological mother. For a period of 7 years, he became attached to Wen Shao Wang and accepted that she was the only one who could control him.

But she left the Forbidden City when he was 8 years old, after Puyi's marriage. On occasion, he brought his governess to the Forbidden City. including in Manchukuo to visit him Puyi was later pardoned by the government in 2012. In 1959, His Majesty visited her adopted son and learned that she had dedicated herself only to being his governess.

Puyi's upbringing was difficult in raising him to be as healthy as a normal child. Throughout the night, he was raised like a god and was unable to behave like a child. His Adult Life except for his nurse They were all strangers, like distant relatives,

Not familiar with and unable to train him No matter where he goes People would kneel and bow to Him until they saw Him walk away and out of sight. The young King soon discovered that he had immense power. He used weapons on eunuchs and beat them for minor offenses.

abdicate

Chun Qin Wang, Pu Yi's father She was regent until December 6, 1911, when Queen Long Yu took control in order to face the events of the Xinhai Revolution.

Queen Long Yu was the one who signed the royal title. "The Imperial Decree of Abdication of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty" (清帝退位詔書) on February 12, 1912, after the Xinhai Revolution. Under negotiations by Warlord Yuan Shikai (General of the Beiyang Army) and members of the royal family in Beijing.

and the republican group in the south It was signed to establish the Republic of China.

Puyi was left with only a position in the royal family and was supported by the government of the republic by a protocol that would treat him on a par with foreign kings. which is similar to a guarantee instrument An agreement that gave the Pope the same honors and privileges as the Italian monarchs.

Puyi and members of the royal family were also allowed to reside in the northern part of the Forbidden City. (Private Palace) and in the Yiheyuan Summer Palace. Royal support grants amount to up to $4 million and are paid by the Republican government to members of the royal family. However, this amount was never received in full by the palace and was canceled a few years later.

Restoration of the Qing Dynasty (1917)

In 1917, Zhang Xun brought Puyi back to power as emperor from 1 to 12 July. Zhang ordered soldiers in his army to wear pigtails to show their loyalty. emperor During the period of recovery A small bomb was dropped on the Forbidden City by a Republic plane.

causing little damage It is probably the first airborne operation to take place in East Asia. The rehabilitation not only failed but also sparked opposition throughout the country. and there was intervention from Warlord Duan Qi Rui.

Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City by warlord Feng Yuxiang in 1924.

The last part of life, the end of life

At the end of World War II Puyi was captured by the Soviet Red Army on August 16, 1945, while attempting to escape by plane to Japan. The Soviets took him to the Siberian city of Chita, where he lived in a sanatorium. He was later transferred to the city of Khabarovsk, close to the Chinese border.

In 1946 he testified at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East in Tokyo. in detail about his dissatisfaction with the way he was treated by the Japanese

When the Chinese Communist Party under Mao Zedong came to power in China in 1949, Puyi was sent back to China after negotiations between China and the Soviet Union. Except during the Korean War Transferred to Harbin, he spent ten years in a war crimes center in Fuquan in Liaoning Province until he vowed to reform himself.

Puyi returned to Beijing in 1959, receiving a special pardon from Chairman Mao Zedong, and lived as a commoner in Beijing with his younger sister for six months before moving to a government-sponsored hotel. Puyi said he would support and work for the Communist Party by becoming a gardener at the Institute of Botany when he was 56 years old.

Puyi married Li Chuxian, a nurse, on April 30, 1962. Later, he worked as a literary editor at the National Political Advisory Council, earning 100 yuan per month and was Worked at Puyi until the end of his life.

With encouragement from Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai, and permission from the Chinese government. Puyi wrote his own autobiography, Wo De Qian Pan Sheng (Chinese: 我的前半生; Pinyin:

Wǒ Dè Qián Bàn Shēng;

Literal translation: "Half of my life"; Translated into Thai From Emperor to Commoner) in the 60s along with Li Wenda, who was the editor of the Beijing People's Publishing House. In the Oxford University version of the book, in the chapter, I refuse to admit my guilt.

He made a statement considering his testimony at the Tokyo war crimes trial, saying:

Now we feel ashamed to testify. We keep certain things secret so as not to expose ourselves to punishment from our own country. We do not mean to accuse us of secretly collaborating with the Japanese Empire for a long time, not that we complied in good faith after September 18, 1931, but of our willingness to say what they did. Japan pressures and forces us to do what they want.

We reaffirm our original statement that we had not betrayed the nation, but had just been forced to keep us. We do not cooperate in any way with Japan. And the letter that was claimed to have been written to Jiro Minami was fake. We cover up our mistakes because we have to protect ourselves.

— Pu Yi's testimony