The Last Empress Of China Had An Unbelievably Dark History

When Wanrong became the Empress of China, she was already ruling over a ghost land. In a matter of months, her country abolished the monarchy, turning all Wanrong’s decadent pleasures into dust. Somehow, though, this was just the beginning of her tragic tale. By the end of her life, Wanrong would lose her crown, her child, and most infamously of all, her sanity.

[HeatherK]

WOW! I’ve NEVER heard this tragic story before! A cowardly and sadistic man child/ “emperor “ ruined her life for no good reason! May he rot in hell.

[Cindy-cjbw]

The Last Emperor is one of my favorite movies. This video is an excellent closer look at this very sad, intriguing woman.

[trinawong]

This is the first time I heard about Wanrong having a child. Puyi should had let her kept her child and perhaps saved her sanity as well. He was indeed cruel. Never did like him. A puny coward he was. The worst of the Manchuria emperor.

[asbisi]

She was so beautiful. I hope she had some happy moments in between all the horrors.

[Nwstwd]

The movie is called “The Last Emperor”. It’s quite good.

[peperudi]

Watch "The Last Emperor" by B. Bertolucci. It's based on Pu Yi's Autobiography and won all 9 Oscars it was nominated for in 1987.

[annepoitrineau]

Thank you. I had never heard of her. She was a very interesting girl, born in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

[JJW]

You are a very good storyteller with all your excellent research.

[asmodiusjones]

The craziest thing to me about the last Chinese emperor is that he WASN’T EVEN (HAN) CHINESE. The Qing dynasty were Jurgen, or Manchu peoples. Wanrong was Daur, a Jurgen people. The Empress Dowager Cixi - who was in control when Puyi was a child - was the first Chinese leader in 200 years to actually speak Chinese (what we call Mandarin), and it was a novelty.

[glf]

I saw the movie "The Last Emperor" and had felt sorry for the man until I saw this. The cruelty and absolute despotism of those people removes any sympathy. Disgusting beings who are not really even human anymore.

[jeanhawken]

He was an absolute sod of a man and was incredibly cruel.

[irinagtv]

She came from influential family, that had loads of connections. I wonder were was her brother, parents and others to help her, when she most needed? What a sad story...I hope she rests in peace.

[geraldinelafayette]

As a former heroin addict when I tell you her death was absolute hell….. it was ABSOLUTE hell. Especially considering the jeering. Omg I can’t imagine.

[Seevawonderloaf]

Can we discuss the 90’ era’s incredible historical movies? There were so many good ones and all blockbuster hits

[sharonteh]

This is all puyi's fault. He was a horrible husband and also unfit emperor. Of not mistaken puyi married other women after wanrong. The luckiest is the concubine who divorced him

[Jebbie]

First time viewer & after this video, new subscriber. Extremely interesting! Informative w/out being too lengthy. I especially appreciate that you didn't use stock photos &/or videos. I realize it can sometimes be hard to find relevant pics/videos but so many content creators use stock that doesn't correlate w/ the subject time-line. Looking forward to more! Greetings from Alabama. 🙂

[Fnywu]

Imagine that you have to face such cruelty alone...
To keep alive even under such torture, she is very strong. Even though she died miserably in the end, but she survived long enough.
If it's me, I won't last that long...

[alphascentar]

I found your narrative extremely articulate and entertaining, will definitely will watch more and recommend to other, keep up the good work.

[miapdx]

Women have famously gone insane through the ages, usually because of men and their treatment. My first marriage almost made me crazy. 😏 I would learn a few years later that he was hiding some issues of his own...

[ZarpSterr]

The life of this Empress is more of a template, than an anomaly.
There is no love, no public performances, hidden hatreds, twisted moralities.
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For the love of MONEY, is the root of all kinds of evil.
This story reflects that principle, accurately.