Manchukuo was a short-lived Japanese-sponsored state established in the 1930's. Created from China's heavily industrialized northeastern region of Manchuria, Manchukuo was under the nominal rule of Emperor Henry Pu Yi, whose reign as the last Qing Dynasty Emperor of China had been brought to an end with the Revolution of 1911.
However, Pu Yi's reign as Emperor of Manchukuo was mostly for show, and the real power rested with the Japanese political and military officials who oversaw the occupation and colonization of Manchuria by Japanese colonists.
Following Germany's defeat in 1945, the Soviet Union joined the Pacific War and declared war on the Empire of Japan. Soviet forces rolled into Manchuria and took Pu Yi prisoner. With the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese were forced into an unconditional surrender, and Manchuria was restored to Chinese sovereignty.
The 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci film The Last Emperor, depicting the life of Pu Yi including his time as Emperor of Manchukuo, won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
| 滿洲國 Mǎnzhōuguó / Manshū-koku Manchu State (1932–1934) 大滿洲帝國 Dà Mǎnzhōu Dìguó / Dai Manshū Teikoku Great Manchu Empire (1934–1945) | |||||
| Puppet state of Japan | |||||
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| Anthem National Anthem of Manchukuo | |||||
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| Capital | Hsinking | ||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
| Chief Executive / Emperor | |||||
| - 1932 - 1934 (Datong) | Aisingioro Puyi (Chief Executive) | ||||
| - 1934 - 1945 (Kangde) | Aisingioro Puyi (Emperor) | ||||
| Prime Minister | |||||
| - 1932 - 1935 | Zheng Xiaoxu | ||||
| - 1935 - 1945 | Zhang Jinghui | ||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||
| - Established | 1932 | ||||
| - Disestablished | 1945 | ||||
| Currency | Manchukuo yuan | ||||
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