Puyi was the last emperor of China, having reigned as the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty and later as the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state during World War II. After the war he was held as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and China until 1959, when the Chinese Communist Party granted him amnesty and presented him as a model of successful reeducation.
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After the war, he was held as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and China until 1959, when the Chinese Communist Party granted him amnesty and presented him as a model of successful reeducation.
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7 February 1906-17 October 1967
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Puyi's health began to decline in 1964 and he died of complications which arose from kidney cancer and heart disease in Beijing on 17 October 1967 at the age of 61.
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Puyi (Chinese: 溥儀; pinyin: Pǔ Yí; Wade-Giles: P'u-i; 7 February 1906 - 17 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, having reigned as the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1908-1912, with a brief restoration in 1917) and later as the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state during World War II.
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Puyi (Chinese: 溥儀; pinyin: Pǔ Yí; Wade-Giles: P'u-i; 7 February 1906 - 17 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, having reigned as the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1908-1912, with a brief restoration in 1917) and later as the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state during World War II.
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