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1. Xuantong Emperor

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   Accession and Regency
   Puyi was proclaimed emperor shortly after the death of the Guangxu Emperor, whose succession was complicated by the simultaneous death of the influential Empress Dowager Cixi [2]. As Puyi was a minor, the state was governed by a regency council, dominated first by Prince Chun (Puyi's father) and later, following political maneuvering, by a council of powerful Manchu nobles. During this period, the imperial court attempted minor reforms, mostly consisting of repainting the palace gate…