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Pu-yi

American

[poo-yee] / ˈpuˈyi /

Also P'u-i

noun

Henry, 1906–67, as Hsüan T'ung, last emperor of China 1908–12; as K'ang Tê, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1934–45.

Pu-yi British

/ ˈpuːˈjiː /

noun

Henry. 1906–67, last emperor of China as Xuan-Tong (1908–12); emperor of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo as Kang-de (1934–45)

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Now he qualified as the great traitor only because Wang Ching-wei was dead and the Russians held Puppet Emperor Henry Pu-yi of Manchukuo.

From Time Magazine Archive

In China, the Dowager Empress died, closely preceded by Emperor Kwang-su, and China passed to two-year-old Pu-yi.

From Time Magazine Archive

Henry Pu-yi, the perennial puppet, had been fished out of history's dustbin to testify at the trial of the Jap war criminals.

From Time Magazine Archive

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