Shown here in 1946, Aisingyoro Puyi, the last emperor of China, was held in a Soviet prison camp after World War II and became close friends with his Russian translator, Georgy Permyakov.

Pu-Yi became emperor of China in 1908. He was only three years old, so a regency ruled in his name. ... China's Other Last Emperor. Pu-Yi became emperor of China in 1908.

A watch that was once owned by the last emperor of China's Qing Dynasty, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film, "The Last Emperor," sold for a record $6.2 million at a ...

Forensic tests have revealed that China's second-to-last emperor, Guangxu, died of arsenic poisoning 100 years ago this month, in the waning days of imperial China, according to a report published ...

A watch that was once owned by the last emperor of China's Qing Dynasty, whose life formed the basis of the Oscar-winning film "The Last Emperor," sold for a record HK$49 million ($6.2 million) at ...

A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for $6.2 million at a sale in Hong Kong this month.

(Originally published by the Daily News on Nov. 20, 1987. This story was written by Kathleen Carroll.) ‘The Last Emperor’ is the first Western movie to venture behind the walls of China… ...

A Patek Philippe watch worn by the last emperor of China’s Qing Dynasty was sold for HK$48.85 million ($6.2 million) Tuesday at a live auction in Hong Kong. The auction, which lasted about seven ...

A luxury watch that belonged to China’s last emperor has sold for a record $6.2 million at a live auction in Hong Kong.. The rare Patek Philippe timepiece was once owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the ...

A luxury watch that belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of China’s Qing Dynasty, sold for a record $6.2 million at a live auction in Hong Kong.