In 1912, China's last emperor, Puyi, abdicated the throne after Sun Yat-sen's revolution. The Qing dynasty ruled for 268 years and the country had been under imperial rule for some 2,000 years.

A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for $6.2 million at a sale in Hong Kong. The eye-watering price tag is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe ...

Though his older brother was destined to rule in their home of Austria, Maximilian had no guarantee to any throne—and it bothered him to no end. So, when Napoleon III offered him the position of ...

The Last Emperor, 1987 Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Starring John Lone, ... The biography of Pu Yi, whose tenure on the throne began as a toddler and ended when he was six years old, ...

Puyi was the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China. He was forced to abdicate in 1912, ending the 267-year Qing rule and the more-than 2,000-year-old imperial system in China.

A Patek Philippe watch owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi—the last emperor of China’s Qing dynasty—sold for $5.1 million hammer at an auction Tuesday, more than 85 years after it was first made by ...

Probably the most famous emperor to inherit the throne was the fifth Roman emperor, ... This was the first time the Praetorian Guard had selected a Roman emperor, but it would not be the last. 3.

In this episode of Kings and Generals' animated documentary series, we trace the incredible journey of Puyi, the last emperor of China. Born into the Qing Dynasty, Puyi ascended the throne as a ...

A posse of leading lights in the protest movement that erupted in Iran last September have pledged allegiance to him. So has Ali Karimi, a footballer with 15m followers on Instagram.

Japan's Emperor and Empress are set to begin their 8-day official visit to Mongolia. They will also mourn Japanese people who ...

A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for $6.2 million at a sale in Hong Kong. The eye-watering price tag is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe ...

A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for $6.2 million at a sale in Hong Kong. The eye-watering price tag is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe ...