Vietnam's last emperor ascended to the throne in 1932 and cooperated with the Japanese occupying Vietnam during World War II. After the war, he briefly joined ranks with Vietnamese communist ...

with the last on the throne in the 18th century. But in all the nation's imperial history, there has never been a single emperor or empress from the matrilineal line, said Japan Today. Naruhito ...

Pu Yi, the Manchurian emperor of China who ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of three, is a prisoner in the palace he rules over. Outside, real power changes hands with each coup d'etat.

The ceremonies started on Tuesday morning and culminated in Emperor Akihito's final public address, at the Imperial Palace. Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday.

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If an army grew dissatisfied, the emperor ... the last – Claudius sidelined his own son in favor of Nero, while Nerva "adopted" Trajan to ensure a smooth succession. With the Imperial throne ...

Rarely seen outfits, elaborate thrones and ancient paraphernalia adorned Tuesday’s sacred and sumptuous ceremony marking the formal ascension of Emperor Naruhito to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne.

The Habsburg Dynasty's rule ended in November 1918 after its last Emperor ... After his uncle, Emperor Ferdinand I, didn't have a legitimate heir to the throne, Franz knew he would become the ...

handing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son and ushering in a new imperial era. In a set of solemn ceremonies, Emperor Akihito will abdicate in favor of 59-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito ...