Serving as the Last Regent Amidst the Final Collapse of the Monarchy

Prince Chun Zaifeng

A royal family member and politician of the late Qing dynasty who held the title of Prince Chun and served as regent from 1908 to 1911. He was a grandson of the Daoguang Emperor and a half-brother of the Guangxu Emperor. When his son Puyi ascended the throne as the Xuantong Emperor, he handled state affairs on behalf of the young emperor. He was involved in military and political reforms of the Qing dynasty, but placed importance on maintaining power centered around the royal family, facing limitations in the transition to constitutional politics and addressing revolutionary movements. When the Qing dynasty collapsed due to the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, he resigned as regent and subsequently stepped away from the front lines of politics. During the Second Sino-Japanese War period, he opposed the establishment of Manchukuo promoted by Japan and is said to have advised his son Puyi not to cooperate.

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Year	Prince Chun Zaifeng
1883	Birth of Prince Chun Zaifeng (Period: February 12, 1883, Location: Prince Chun Residence (present-day Beijing, China))
1891	Succession to the Title of Prince Chun (Prince Chun / Zaifeng, Age: 7 years old, Period: 1891, Location: Beijing, China)
1901	Apology Mission for the Assassination of German Envoy von Ketteler (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1901–1902, Location: Beijing, China to Berlin, Germany, etc.) Dispatch of Apology Mission to Germany (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1901–1902, Location: From Beijing, China to Berlin, Germany)
1902	Marriage (Prince Chun / Zaifeng, Gualgiya Youlan, Age: 19 years old, Period: October 1902, Location: Beijing, China)
1907	Participation in Grand Council and Central Governance (Age: 23 years old, Period: 1907–1908, Location: Beijing, China)
1908	Enthronement of the Xuantong Emperor and Regency Governance (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1908–1911, Location: Beijing, China) Enthronement of the Xuantong Emperor and Assumption of Regency (Prince Chun / Zaifeng, Age: 25 years old, Period: November–December 1908, Location: Beijing, Qing Imperial Court, China)
1911	End of Regency System due to Xinhai Revolution (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1911–1912, Location: Various Regions across China, Beijing) Conflict over the Qing Imperial Family Cabinet (Age: 28 years old, Period: May 1911, Location: Beijing, China) Resignation of Zaifeng as Regent (Prince Chun / Zaifeng, Age: 28 years old, Period: December 1911, Location: Beijing, China)
1932	Refusal of Cooperation with Manchukuo (Age: 48 years old, Period: 1932 Onward, Location: Beijing, China, etc.)
1937	Second Sino-Japanese War (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1937–1945, Location: North, Central, and South China)
1945	Later Years and Death of Zaifeng (Age: 61 years old, Period: 1945–February 3, 1951, Location: Beijing, China)
1951	Death of Prince Chun Zaifeng (Age: 67 years old, Period: February 3, 1951)
Unknown	Marriage (Prince Chun / Zaifeng, Denggiya, Period: Said to be after the Fall of the Qing Dynasty, but Exact Date Unknown, Location: Presumed to be Around Beijing, China, but Specific Location Unknown)

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The Qing Dynasty Court	Qianlong Emperor Jiaqing Emperor Daoguang Emperor Xianfeng Emperor Tongzhi Emperor Guangxu Emperor Xuantong Emperor Puyi Empress Dowager Cixi Prince Gong Prince Chun Zaifeng
First Sino-Japanese War	Yamagata Aritomo Oyama Iwao Togo Heihachiro Nogi Maresuke Kodama Gentaro Ito Sukeyuki Kabayama Sukenori Komura Jutaro Katsura Taro Terauchi Masatake Emperor Meiji
East Asian expansion	William Amherst George Macartney Charles Elliot Henry Pottinger Matthew Perry Townsend Harris James Bruce Charles Gordon Robert Hart William Howard Russell

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