Editing Emperor of China (section)

== End of the imperial system ==
[[File:Imperial standard of the Qing Emperor.svg|thumb|left|Imperial standard of the Qing Emperor]]
In 1911, the title of [[Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet]] was created to rule alongside the emperor, as part of an attempt to turn China into a [[constitutional monarchy]].

[[Puyi]], who had reigned as the Xuantong Emperor, abdicated on 12 February 1912, ending the Qing dynasty as well as the imperial tradition altogether, after more than 2100 years. [[Yuan Shikai]], former [[President of the Republic of China]], attempted to [[Empire of China (1915–1916)|restore dynastic rule]] with himself as the Hongxian Emperor, however he abdicated the throne on 22 March 1916 after only 83 days.<ref name=shikai/> Puyi was [[Manchu Restoration|briefly restored]] for 12 days during a coup in 1917 but was overthrown again shortly after. Although permitted to remain in the palace, he absconded to the Japanese concession in [[Foreign concessions in Tianjin|Tianjin]] in 1924. In 1934 he was installed as emperor of [[Manchukuo]], a [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] puppet state. In 1945, he was captured by the [[Red Army]] as a prisoner of war, where he was held in the Siberian city of [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]]. In 1950, he was extradited to China and imprisoned in [[Fushun War Criminals Management Centre]]. He would be formally pardoned and released in 1959, working in a repair shop and as a researcher of literature and history until his death in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/biography/Puyi|title= Puyi|publisher= Britannica|access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>  

The current head of the [[House of Aisin-Gioro]] and hypothetical claimant to the throne is [[Jin Yuzhang]]. He has worked for various local councils on China, and has no interest in the restoration of monarchy.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.smh.com.au/world/just-call-me-jin-says-the-man-who-would-be-emperor-20041127-gdk78h.html|title= Just call me Jin, says the man who would be emperor|date= 27 November 2004|website= Sydney Morning Herald|publisher= Nine Entertainment|access-date= 2 October 2022}}</ref>