Henry Puyi

Henry Puyi was ascended to the throne at the age of 2 years and 10 months by Dowager Empress Cixi while at her deathbed. Because Henry Puyi was put into throne without a choice, he lost his mother and family at a very young age, and it affected henry puyi’s life on how he made his stand as the emperor of China. Growing up without her mother, made him hate her own mother and trusting her wet nurse more, that according to him, she was the only one who there for him whenever he needed help. And as a person, I would personally consider this tragedy as the first traumatic experience that Henry Puyi had faced.

Being forcedly put into the throne at a very young age, affected his whole life, he was not taught the right manners, right decision making and the right way to enjoy his life. He was very much caged in the palace, everything was done for him, everything was all put into place that made him very lonely and angry, and all he could do was run to her wet-nurse, Wen-Chao Wang. Everybody bowed to him, that made him believe that everything that he does is right, others feelings was not being cared by him, everything that matters to him is to make orders until he was satisfied, and I think this wouldn’t have happened to him if he was not put into throne that early and without his mother.

As he grew up, there came a time when he was finally allowed to meet his mother(once) and brother. His brother spent time with him frequently, they were taught by Henry Puyi’s teacher at the same time, and then one time Henry Puyi and his brother fought, and because the brother was mad, he said that he was not the emperor anymore for there was a new president, and it was true. Sun Yat Sen, was appointed as China’s president, that made the emperors position useless. Henry Puyi was not informed about what was happening, and so it was a big shock and disappointment for him to lose his control over China. He was still known and treated as an emperor but the decisions for China do not