Manchukuo
Manchukuo was the state established under Japanese protection in Manchuria following the Mukden incident of 1932. The last Emperor of China, who was of the Manchurian dynasty, was taken to Manchukuo to become the "Chief Executive". In 1934 he was enthroned as "Emperor Kang Teh of the Great Empire of Manchuria" (大滿洲帝國). However, only Japan's Axis allies and a few minor countries ever recognized Manchukuo was a legitimate state rather than a Japanese puppet. The last Emperor hoped he could use the Japanese to start the process of restoring the Great Qing Empire across the whole of China but the Japanese goal was for Manchukuo to be the first client state in their "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere". During its life Manchukuo had two prime ministers; Zheng Xiaxu and Zhang Jinghui. In 1945 the Soviet Red Army invaded Manchuria, just prior to the Japanese surrender, captured the Emperor and soon all of Manchuria reverted to Chinese republican rule.
Manchukuo was the state established under Japanese protection in Manchuria following the Mukden incident of 1932. The last Emperor of China, who was of the Manchurian dynasty, was taken to Manchukuo to become the "Chief Executive". In 1934 he was enthroned as "Emperor Kang Teh of the Great Empire of Manchuria" (大滿洲帝國). However, only Japan's Axis allies and a few minor countries ever recognized Manchukuo was a legitimate state rather than a Japanese puppet. The last Emperor hoped he could use the Japanese to start the process of restoring the Great Qing Empire across the whole of China but the Japanese goal was for Manchukuo to be the first client state in their "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere". During its life Manchukuo had two prime ministers; Zheng Xiaxu and Zhang Jinghui. In 1945 the Soviet Red Army invaded Manchuria, just prior to the Japanese surrender, captured the Emperor and soon all of Manchuria reverted to Chinese republican rule.