The Last Emperor of China (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Puyi was installed as the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.His life would prove to be radically different from that of any other Chinese emperor who came before him. He would see the end of Imperial China, become a puppet ruler for those who wished legitimacy, wind up in prison, and finally live out his final days as a commoner. His personal story can be seen as a microcosm of the history of China during the 20th century. Learn more about Puyi, the last Emperor of China, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Chubbies Get 20% off your purchase at Chubbies with the promo code DAILY at checkout! Aura Frames Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DAILY. Promo Code DAILY DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order. Uncommon Goods Go to uncommongoods.com/DAILY for 15% off! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:07.3	In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Poo-Yi was installed as the 11th emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.
0:14.3	His life would prove to be radically different from that of any other Chinese emperor who came before him.
0:19.8	He would see the end of Imperial China,
0:22.2	become a puppet ruler for those who wished legitimacy,
0:25.1	wind up in prison, and finally live out his days as a commoner.
0:28.8	His personal story can be seen as a microcosm
0:31.4	of the history of China during the 20th century.
0:34.5	Learn more about Poo-Yi,
0:36.1	the last emperor of China on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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