The Rise And Fall Of China’s LAST Emperor: 1908-1912

About this episode

The episode explores the life of Puyi, China's last emperor, and the events leading to the fall of the Qing dynasty.

Puyi began life as the emperor of China, carried into the Forbidden City as a toddler and placed upon the Dragon Throne before he was even three years old. At least in theory, Puyi ruled over around a quarter of the world’s population. Raised inside one of the most isolated and luxurious courts on earth, he was treated as divine. Eunuchs dressed him, bowed before him, and carried out his every command. Outside the palace walls, however, the world that had created emperors was beginning to collapse... Within just a few years, the Qing dynasty fell, ending more than 2,000 years of imperial rule in China. Bianca Nobilo takes a look at revolution, war, Soviet imprisonment, communist “re-education,” and finally Puyi’s extraordinary final transformation into an ordinary citizen in Mao’s China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bianca Nobilo

Topics covered

• China's last emperor
• Qing dynasty
• imperial rule
• revolution
• transformation
• Mao's China

Keywords

• Puyi
• China
• Qing dynasty
• emperor
• revolution
• Mao
• transformation
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Qing dynasty

Places: China

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