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China had a dynastic system of government for four thousand years; it ended when its last emperor was six years old. His life would be filled with the dissolution and reconstruction of China, brutal foreign occupations and incursions, and his own self-sabotaging need to be an Emperor again. Join us as we talk about what a horrific time the early/mid 1900s was in China, the lengths people in power will go to maintain that power, and why being an Emperor is not a job for a six-year-old.
Sources:
From Emperor to Citizen by Pu Yi (2007 restored version)
Twilight in the Forbidden City by Reginald Fleming Johnston (1934)
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China had a dynastic system of government for four thousand years; it ended when its last emperor was six years old. His life would be filled with the dissolution and reconstruction of China, brutal foreign occupations and incursions, and his own self-sabotaging need to be an Emperor again. Join us as we talk about what a horrific time the early/mid 1900s was in China, the lengths people in power will go to maintain that power, and why being an Emperor is not a job for a six-year-old.
Sources:
From Emperor to Citizen by Pu Yi (2007 restored version)
Twilight in the Forbidden City by Reginald Fleming Johnston (1934)

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