HSUAN T'UNG (1906– ), emperor of China, or, more correctly, the Ch'ing emperor. At a meeting of the Grand cil held on Nov. 13, 2908, under the presidency of the Empress Dowager Tzu-Hsi, in anticipation of the death of the Emperor Kuang Hsu, Pu Yi, the infant son of Prince Ch'un, was selected to succeed his uncle, under the style of Hsuan T'ung. The emperor died on Nov. 14, and the empress dowager on Nov. 15, whereupon Prince Ch'un became regent for his son. The reign lasted for three disturbed years during which the demand for reforms grew in intensity to a point when on Feb. 12, 1912, a decree of abdication was issued. The boy was permitted to retain his title of emperor and to reside in the imperial palace, a subsidy being voted for the maintenance of the imperial family. In July 1917, during the presidency of Li Yuan-hung, an attempt by General Chang Hsun, to restore the emperor was frustrated by Tuan Chi-jui after a few days' nominal "reign." The emperor's education has been upon modern lines and included the services of an English tutor. In 1922 he married a daughter of Jung Yuan, a Manchu noble. The ceremony took place with every symbol of imperial magnificence. He then cut off his queue and resumed his personal name, Pu Yi. In Nov. 1924, during the occu pation of the capital by the Kuominchun, or National Army, he left the palace under duress, to reside in the Japanese Con cession at Tientsin. On March 9, 1932, he was installed as president, and on March 1, 1934, was crowned emperor, of the new state of Manchoukuo (Manchuria), taking the title Kang Teh.