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Wanrong
wife of Puyi, Empress of China (1906-1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wanrong (Chinese: 婉容; 13 November 1906 – 20 June 1946) was born on 13 November 1906 and died on 20 June 1946. She was married to Puyi, the last emperor of China. She came from a Manchu family. People sometimes call her the Xuantong Empress. She became empress in 1922 when she married Puyi. In 1924, they had to leave the palace.
Wanrong | |||||||||
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Empress of the Qing (titular) Empress of Manchukuo | |||||||||
![]() Wanrong, c. 1929–1931 | |||||||||
Empress consort of Manchukuo | |||||||||
Tenure | 1 March 1934 – 17 August 1945 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Empress Xiaodingjing (in Qing) | ||||||||
Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||||||
Born | (1906-11-13)13 November 1906 (光绪三十二年 二月 四日) Beijing, Qing dynasty | ||||||||
Died | 20 June 1946(1946-06-20) (aged 39) (丙戌五月 二十一日) Yanji, Jilin, China | ||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
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House | Gobulo (郭布羅) | ||||||||
Father | Rongyuan | ||||||||
Mother | Aisin-Gioro Hengxin |
Wanrong | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 婉容 | ||||||||||||
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Empress Xiaokemin (posthumous name) | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 宣統皇后 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 宣统皇后 | ||||||||||||
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Muhong (courtesy name) | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 慕鴻 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 慕鸿 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Admirable Swan | ||||||||||||
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Zhilian (art name) | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 植蓮 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 植莲 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Lotus Plant | ||||||||||||
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Later, Wanrong became the empress of Manchukuo, a place controlled by Japan. She was empress there from 1934 to 1945. After she died, people called her Empress Xiaokemin.
In 1945, the Soviet Union came to Manchuria. Chinese soldiers caught Wanrong. They moved her to different places. Finally, they put her in a prison camp in Yanji, Jilin. Wanrong died in prison in June 1946. Her body was never found. On 23 October 2006, Wanrong's brother, Runqi, had a special ceremony for her in the Western Qing tombs.