Lady Aisin-Gioro (1884 - 1921), was the mother of the last Chinese emperor Pu Yi, also known as the Xuantong Emperor. She was married to the 2nd Prince Chun and also gave birth to another son, Pu Yi's younger brother Pu Chieh. 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Aisin-Gioro Puyi (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth (and last) emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China. ... Zaifeng, the 2nd Prince Chun in Qing Imperial Robes The 2nd Prince Chun (Chinese: 醇親王) (February 12, 1883 - February 3, 1951) was born Zaifeng (Chinese: 載灃; Wade-Giles: Tsai-feng), of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro clan (the Qing imperial family ruling over China). ... Pujie (Simplified Chinese: 溥杰; Traditional Chinese: 溥傑; Wade-Giles: Pu Chieh; Japanese: Aishinkakura Fuketsu) (April 16, 1907 — February 28, 1994) was born into the Manchu Aisin-Gioro clan and was the brother of the last Emperor of China, Puyi. ...

Also known as the 2nd Princess Chun, her Manchu given name was Youlan (zh: 幼蘭). She was the daughter of the Manchu general Ronglu (榮祿) (b. 1836 - d. 1903) from the Guwalgiya clan, one of the leaders of the conservative faction at the court, and a staunch supporter of Empress Dowager Cixi. She rewarded him for his support by allowing his daughter to get married into the imperial family. The marriage however was an unhappy one. The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Chinese: 滿族 pinyin: MÇŽnzú; often shortened to 滿, MÇŽn) are an ethnic group who originated in Manchuria. ... Portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi by an imperial painter The Empress Dowager Cixi (Chinese: 慈禧太后; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tzu-hsi) (November 29, 1835 – November 15, 1908), popularly known in China as the Western Empress Dowager (西太后), and officially known posthumously as Empress Xiaoqin Xian (孝欽顯皇后), was a powerful and charismatic figure who...

Lady Aisin-Gioro was separated from her son while he was still very young, when he became emperor. She was only allowed to see him very rarely, his upbringing being undertaken by an army of eunuchs. The role of the mother was replaced by his nurse, Ar Mo. She lived in her palace in Beijing, the Northern Residence (北府), with her husband. Sometime after 1911, her unhappy husband married a concubine, with whom he had several children. A eunuch is a human male whose testicles have either been removed or are non-functional. ...

Lady Aisin-Gioro committed suicide in 1921 by swallowing opium after being scolded at a public audience by Concubine Dowager Duankang (端康太妃) for the misconduct of the young emperor Pu Yi. Concubine Dowager Duankuang was the highest ranking woman in the Forbidden City since the death of Empress Dowager Longyu in 1913. Pu Yi was only 15 years old. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Opium is a narcotic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. or the synonym paeoniflorum). ... Forbidden City Courtyard The Forbidden City or Forbidden Palace (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: ; literally Purple Forbidden City), located at the exact center of the ancient City of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing dynasties. ... Empress Dowager Yehonala Long-Yu (隆裕皇后）was the Empress Consort of Emperor Guang-Xu（光绪皇帝）, and a niece of the Dowager Empress Yehonala Ci-Xi（慈禧太后）. She was chosen as the Empress because her aunt Ci-Xi wanted to strengthen her own family. ...

The tragic story of Lady Aisin-Gioro featured in the 1987 movie The Last Emperor, played by actress Liang Dong. The role of the nurse Ar Mo was played by Jade Go. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... DVD cover of The Last Emperor The Last Emperor is a 1987 biographical film which tells the life story of Aisin-Gioro Puyi (Henry), the last Emperor of China. ...

References

• Princess Chun, witnessed by Isaac Taylor Headland (1859 - 1942)