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Xuantong Emperor was forced to abdicate in 1912 following a Republican revolution. Yuan Shikai (reigned as the self-proclaimed Hongxian Emperor) abdicated in 1916, a few months before his death, and lasting only 83 days on the throne.
While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of duty, in other societies (such as pre-Meiji Restoration Japan), abdication was a regular event and helped maintain stability during political succession. Dom Pedro I, founder and emperor of the Empire of Brazil, delivers his abdication letter on 7 April 1831
2019: Emperor Akihito of Japan. Abdication date: April 30, 2019. Age at abdication: 85 years old. Length of reign: 30 years. Succeeded by: His son, the now-Emperor Naruhito. Emperor Akihito became ...
Japanese emperors who abdicated (51 P) L. Ludwig I of Bavaria (4 C, 48 P) V. Vietnamese emperors who abdicated (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Monarchs who abdicated"
Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
By 1979, Emperor Shōwa was the only monarch in the world with the monarchical title "emperor." Emperor Shōwa was the longest-reigning historical monarch in Japan's history and the world's longest reigning contemporary monarch until he was surpassed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in July 2008.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's 85-year-old Emperor Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday and his son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday. Some key questions ...