From emperor to citizen : the autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi : Puyi, 1906-1967 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

Translation of: Wo de qian ban sheng

Originally published in 2 v. in 1964-1965

Includes index

1. My family -- My grandfather, Prince Chun -- My maternal grandfather, Jung Lu -- Tzu Hsi's decision -- My father's regency -- A prince's household -- 2. Childhood -- Accession and abdication -- Living as an emperor -- Mothers and sons -- Studying in the Yu Ching Palace -- Eunuchs -- My nurse -- 3. From the Forbidden City to the Japanese legation -- The Yuan Shih-kai period -- The restoration of 1917 -- The chieftains of the Peiyang clique -- Undying hope -- Reginald Johnston -- My wedding -- Internal clashes -- The dispersal of the eunuchs -- Reorganizing the household department -- The last days in the Forbidden City -- In the Northern Mansion -- Decision at the crossroads -- 4. Tientsin -- The efforts of Lo Chen-yu -- My relations with the commanders of the Fengtien clique -- Semionov and the "Second Chukeh Liang" -- The affair of the Eastern Mausolea -- Consulate, Garrison and Black Dragon Society -- Life in the temporary palace -- 5. To the Northeast -- The unquiet quiet garden -- Differences among the Japanese -- Meeting Doihara -- The secret crossing of the Pai River -- Isolated -- Disappointment -- Meeting Itagaki -- 6. Fourteen years of "Manchukuo" -- The puppet play begins -- Majesty without power -- The signing of the secret treaty and after -- The report of the League of Nations Commission of Enquiry -- "Emperor" for the third time -- The end of illusion -- Yoshioka Yasunori -- "Imperial rescripts" -- Home life -- The collapse -- 7. In the Soviet Union -- Fear and illusion -- Still giving myself airs -- I refuse to admit my guilt -- 8. From fear to recognizing my guilt -- I expect to die -- Arriving in Fushun -- Separated from my family -- Move to Harbin -- Writing my autobiography and presenting my seals -- Changes in my household -- Confession and leniency -- Making boxes -- The investigators arrive -- The sufferings and hatred of the people of the Northeast -- "You can never escape the consequences of your sins" -- 9. I accept remoulding -- How shall I be a man? -- It is up to me -- Why so magnanimous? -- The changes explain everything -- Meeting relations -- The Japanese war criminals -- "The world's glory' -- Another visit -- Labour and optimism -- The test -- Special pardon -- A new chapter

Autobiography of the last Emperor of China. Gave up the throne in 1912 at age 6 after a revolution overthrew the Manchu government and established a republic. Remained in Beijing until 1924 when he fled from warlords to Japanese protection in nearby city of Tianjin. In 1934 was installed as ruler of Manchukuo, a "puppet state" created Japan in 1931 after it seized a large portion of northeastern China. Ruled until the end of World War II in 1945 when Soviets captured him and turned him over to the Chinese Communists, who pardoned him in 1959