Speaking of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, everyone knows his story through movies, TV series and books. As a result, Baoda's scandal became known to everyone, and people turned against Baoda.

talks about Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty. His story is known through movies, TV series and books. In everyone's impression, he is a puppet and a playboy, and that is indeed the case. Coincidentally, there was also such a last emperor in Vietnam . His name was Bao Dai. He was a puppet monarch throughout his life and was manipulated by the French, Japanese and Vietnamese. However, he was more Westernized than Puyi, and his life was more luxurious and romantic.

The last emperor and queen of Vietnam

In the early years of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, France obtained the rule of Vietnam and established the French Indochina Federation. However, it retained the last dynasty of Vietnam, the Nguyen Dynasty (the capital was Hue ), and it continued until the end of World War II.

Bao Dai in dragon robe

The last emperor of Vietnam's Nguyen Dynasty was called Bao Dai ( Nguyen Phuc Ho , Bao Dai was his reign name, and he reigned from 1925 to 1945). During World War II, the Japanese army invaded the entire Indochina starting in 1940, but still retained the French colonial government. The reason is that the colonial authority in Indochina belongs to the French Vicky government, a member of the Axis Powers. Based on the alliance between Germany and Japan, Japan acted as the boss of France, allowing the French to act as agents, while Japan itself controlled the situation behind the scenes.

At the end of World War II, on August 25, 1944, the Allied forces regained Paris, and Charles de Gaulle established the French Provisional Government. As a result, the French colonial authorities in Indochina no longer belonged to the Axis powers. And later de Gaulle declared war on Germany. Japan was worried that the French colonial authorities in Indochina could not be controlled, so after launching a coup on March 9, 1945, the Japanese overthrew the French Indochina government, directly colonized Vietnam, and supported Bao Dai to establish the Vietnamese Empire. Baoda took advantage of the situation and issued a Declaration of Independence, claiming independence from France.

Nguyen Dynasty Palace Bao Dai abdicated here

However, the process of history cannot be preset. The Vietnamese Empire, which was established for only five months, was immediately overthrown by the Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh with the defeat of Japan. Bao Dai was also forced to take the first place. He abdicated the throne and became an ordinary Vietnamese. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam In recognition of his abdication, he was given the honorary title of First Citizen of Vietnam and served as the country's top adviser. But Baoda couldn't get used to the poor life at this time, so he went to Hong Kong's Repulse Bay to live his rich life. Here he still did not forget his romance and married a Hong Kong woman as his concubine.

At this time, France was making a comeback after World War II. The French urgently needed a royal family to stabilize the hearts of the Vietnamese people. At that time, the French did not like Bao Da and wanted to support his son, Prince Bao Long. However, the last queen of Vietnam, Nam Phuong, objected to the comparison, saying that the crown prince could not ascend the throne while the emperor was still alive. So Bao Da was restored and served as the Minister of State (Head of State) of Vietnam.

Queen Nanfang

After the restoration of Bao Da, she spent her days drinking and drinking, accepting contributions from South Vietnam factions. During the France-Vietnam war negotiations, he also went to Japan to buy luxury watches. All this was seen by Ngo Dinh Diem, the then Prime Minister of South Vietnam. Finally, when the Geneva Accord was signed and the North and the South were temporarily stable, Wu planned the Vietnamese national vote to let people decide whether Vietnam should be a constitutional monarchy or a republic. As a result, the scandal of Bao Dai became known to everyone, and the people opposed Bao Dai one after another, and eventually Bao Dai was defeated. Da Yong left his country and eventually became the last emperor of Vietnam.