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Prince Chun with his sons Puyi , standing, China's last emperor, and Pujie

Zaifeng (sitting in the carriage) in Germany (1901) while observing a maneuver by the German army.

Zaifeng ( Chinese 載灃 / 载沣 , * February 12, 1883 in Beijing ; † February 3, 1951 ibid), also known as Prince Chun II , was the father of the last Chinese emperor Puyi . From 1908 to 1911 he was regent of the empire and thus the last ruler of the Qing dynasty . He was a younger half-brother of Puyi's predecessor, Emperor Guangxu . In 1901, he was the highest-ranking participant in the so-called “Atonement Mission” to the German Reich , to which China had to commit itself after the Boxer Rebellion was suppressed by Western and Japanese troops .

Web links

Commons : Zaifeng, 2nd Prince Chun - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Herbert Butz: Kneeling and presents - The expiatory mission of Prince Chun in Germany. German Historical Museum.

personal data
SURNAME	Pay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Prince Chun II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Chinese regent
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beijing
DATE OF DEATH	3rd February 1951
Place of death	Beijing