Who was the chinese emperor in World War 2?

Answer 1

The Japanese Emperor during WW1 was named Yoshihito. Today he is referred to in Japan as the Emperor Taisho. He was the father of Hirohito, who reigned during WW2.

Yoshihito’s reign lasted from July 30, 1912, until his death on December 25, 1926, when he was succeeded by his son Hirohito. Upon his death, Yoshihito became known, by tradition in Japan, as the Emperor Taisho, which was the name of the era (“Great Righteousness”) during which he ruled.

Emperor Hirohito’s era was known as Showa, which means “Enlightened Peace.” This is somewhat ironic since Hirohito presided over Japanese aggression in Asia through the 1930’s and all of WW2, although to this day it is not entirely clear just how much Hirohito was involved in Japanese militarism of the period. Showa ended with Hirohito’s death on January 7, 1989, and today in Japan Hirohito is known as Emperor Showa. Outside of Japan he is still referred to as Hirohito, but in Japan this would be considered overly familiar.

Answer 2

The last Chinese Emperor, Pu'yi, fell from power in 1911. Since the Second World War ended in 1945, there is no Chinese Emperor at the End of the Second World War.

However, Japan took over a part of China and called it Manzhouguo which had Pu'yi as its Puppet Ruler. This state was destroyed when the Soviet Union invaded Manzhouguo in 1945.

Answer 3

Puyi or the Xuantong Emperor reigned from 2 December 1908 to 5 November 1924 he had absolute power up until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 Puyi was to retain his imperial title and be treated by the government of the Republic as a powerless figure head. He was breifly restored to power by General Zhang Xun for twelve days from July 1 to July 12 until being expelled from the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1924.