Puyi, Xuantong Emperor

Puyi (1906-1967) was the last emperor of China. He ruled in two periods between 1908 and 1924, firstly as the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) from 1908 to 1912, and nominally as a non-ruling puppet for twelve days in 1917. He was the twelfth and final member of the Qing Dynasty to rule over China. After his ouster, Puyi resided in Tianjin, until he was installed as Emperor of Manchukuo in 1932 by the Japanese government, a nominal position which he held until Manchukuo ceased to exist in 1945. He was captured by the Soviet Union in 1945, and, despite his claims to have converted ot Communism, was repatriated to the People's Republic of China. There he served ten years hard labor at a "reeducation" center. He was released in 1959 and lived the rest of his life as an anonymous gardener in Beijing, occasionally visiting the Forbidden City, where few if any of his fellow tourists knew that he had once reigned as a monarch.

Puyi in Worldwar
Puyi's reign as Emperor of Manchukuo ended in 1942 when the Race conquered the entirety of China.

Puyi in Days of Infamy
Puyi's status as a Japanese puppet was so successful that Japan decided to use the same model in Hawaii, annointing Stanley Owana Laanui as King of Hawaii from 1942 until the United States retook Hawaii in 1943.

Puyi in The War That Came Early
Many in the Japanese army were contemptuous of Puyi's inability to secure his nation's borders against Soviet-backed Mongol raiders. However, they recognized that, as Manchukuo was heavily populated by Japanese citizens, they were obliged to respond to the Emperor's demands for help. When they launched an invasion of the Soviet Union from across the Manchu border much farther east on April 1, 1939, however, they transferred troops away from the Mongolian frontier and left Puyi's subjects to their own devices.

Literary Comment
Puyi is not mentioned by name, but as Manchukuo is still a Japanese puppet state in 2010, it is reasonable to assume that he remained Emperor to the end of his life and that the Emperor of 2010 is his descendant.