<P> The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China during the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1912). A Chinese emperor would pick one one his many sons, or another relative, to succeed him . Under the Qing, a succession edict was hidden in the palace and read upon the death of the emperor . </P> <P> After Puyi, China's last emperor, was ousted in 1912, the country was declared a republic . Puyi was emperor of Manchukuo, now northeastern China, in 1934--1945 . He died without issue in 1967 . His brother Prince Pujie was next in line under a 1937 succession law, the most recently published agreed upon succession rule . Stories published in the Chicago Times and The New York Times acknowledge Pujie as heir of Puyi . </P> <P> Pujie died in 1994 . He is survived by a daughter, Princess Husheng, who was born in 1941 . However, the law restricts succession to males . Several news stories have suggested that Jin Yuzhang, a nephew of Puyi and Pujie, is the current family head . </P> <Ul> <Li> Min - ning, the Daoguang Emperor of China (1782 - 1850) <Ul> <Li> Yizhu, the Xianfeng Emperor of China (1831 - 1861) <Ul> <Li> Zaichun, the Tongzhi Emperor of China (1856 - 1875) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Yixuan, 1st Prince Chun (1840 - 1891) <Ul> <Li> Zaitian, the Guangxu Emperor of China (1871 - 1908) </Li> <Li> Zaifeng, The Prince - Regent (1883 - 1951) <Ul> <Li> Puyi, the Xuantong Emperor of China, Emperor of Manchukuo (1906 - 1967) </Li> <Li> Pujie, Head of the House of Aisin - Gioro (1907 - 1994) </Li> <Li> Puren, Head of the House of Aisin - Gioro (1918 - 2015) <Ul> <Li> Jin Yuzhang, Head of the House of Aisin - Gioro (born 1942) </Li> <Li> (1) Jin Yuquan (金毓峑, born 1946) </Li> <Li> (2) Jin Yulan (金毓岚, born 1948) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>

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