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Yuyan was born on 1918 in Beijing, China, is an A qing dynasty imperial princes. Discover Yuyan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
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Born 1918
Birthday 1918
Birthplace Beijing, China
Date of death 1997
Died Place Beijing, China
Nationality China

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His wife is Magiya Jinglan Zhang Yunfang

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Yuyan Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yuyan worth at the age of 79 years old? Yuyan’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from China. We have estimated Yuyan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1854

His grandfather was Zailian (載濂; 1854–1917), a son of Yicong (1831–1889), the fifth son of the Daoguang Emperor.

He was a distant cousin of Puyi, The Last Emperor.

1918

Yuyan (1918–1997), courtesy name Yanrui, nickname Xiaoruizi, was a Chinese calligrapher of Manchu descent.

He was a member of the Aisin Gioro clan, the imperial clan of the Qing dynasty.

He claimed that he was appointed by Puyi, The Last Emperor of China, as the heir to the throne.

His claim is the subject of the travel adventure book The Empty Throne by British journalist Tony Scotland.

Born in Wangfujing, Beijing, Yuyan was the second son of Pucheng (溥偁) and Jinggui (敬貴), a lady of the Fuca (富察) clan.

1936

In 1936, Yuyan was summoned by Puyi, who had been enthroned as the ruler of the puppet state Manchukuo in 1934 by the Empire of Japan, to join his imperial court in Changchun, Jilin.

Yuyan was very close to Puyi, who called him "Xiaoruizi" (小瑞子; or "Little Rui").

1937

Under a succession law adopted in 1937, Puyi's younger brother, Pujie, became next in line in succession to the throne.

Following his release from Fushun, Yuyan worked as a Chinese language teacher, and later in a haberdashery factory.

1945

After the fall of Manchukuo, Yuyan was arrested by the Soviets and imprisoned from 1945 to 1950 near Khabarovsk in the Soviet Union's Far East Region along with Puyi.

1950

He was later sent back to China, where he was incarcerated in the Fushun War Criminals Management Centre in Liaoning from 1950 to 1957.

Yuyan was a pretender to the Chinese throne.

He claimed that Puyi appointed him as heir when they were both imprisoned in the Soviet Union in 1950.

In his autobiography, Puyi wrote only that he considered selecting Yuyan as his heir.

1959

He was arrested in 1959 and sent for hard labour at a public security detention centre near Beijing.

1966

Yuyan was arrested again in 1966 during the Cultural Revolution and sent to do hard labour in Shanxi.

1979

He was only released in 1979 and allowed to return to Beijing, where he became a road sweeper.

Yuyan was a calligrapher and poet.

1987

In 1987, he was appointed as a state consultant on the restoration of the Prince Gong Mansion in Beijing.

1993

Yuyan is the main character in the book The Empty Throne: The Quest for an Imperial Heir in the People's Republic of China (1993) by the British journalist Tony Scotland.

Scotland was searching for an heir to the imperial throne of China.