feb 12, 1912 - Abdication of last Manchu Emperor (Aisin Gioro Puyi)

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- Last Emperor of China and the twelfth and final ruler of the Qing dynasty
- When he was a child, he reigned as the Xuantong Emperor
- October 10, 1911: army garrison in Wuhan mutinied, sparking a widespread revolt in the Yangtze River valley and beyond, demanding the overthrow of the Qing dynasty that had ruled China since 1644
- Puyi was to retain his imperial title and be treated by the government of the Republic with the protocol attached to a foreign monarch
- General Yuan Shikai was dispatched by the court to crush the revolution, but was unable to, as by the 1911 public opinion had turned decisively against the Qing, and many Chinese had no wish to fight for a dynasty that was seen as having lost the Mandate of Heaven
- Puyi’s father served as a regent until December 6, 1911 when Empress Dowager Longyu took over following the Xinhai Revolution

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