Manchukuo

Manchukuo (1932–1934) 滿洲國    (Chinese) 満州国    (Japanese) (Great) Empire of Manchukuo (1934–1945) (大)滿洲帝國  (Chinese) (大)満州帝国    (Japanese)
Puppet state of the Empire of Japan
1932–1945
Flag Imperial Seal
Anthem National Anthem of Manchukuo
Location of Manchukuo (red) within Imperial Japan's sphere of influence.
Capital		Hsinking (Changchun) (until August 9, 1945) Tonghua (Linjiang) (until August 18, 1945)
Languages		Japanese Mandarin Mongolian Manchu (unofficial)
Government		One-party state under constitutional monarchy
Chief Executive
•	1932–1934	Aisin-Gioro Puyi
Emperor
•	1934–1945	Kangde (Aisin-Gioro Puyi)
Prime Minister
•	1932–1935	Zheng Xiaoxu
•	1935–1945	Zhang Jinghui
Legislature		Legislative Council
Historical era		Interbellum · World War II
•	Proclaimed	18 February 1932
•	Disestablished	August 1945
Currency		Manchukuo yuan
Preceded by Succeeded by Republic of China (1912-1949) Soviet occupation of Manchuria
Today part of		China

Emperor of Manchukuo
Imperial
Imperial Standard
Kāngdé
Details
Style	His Imperial Majesty
First monarch	Kāngdé
Last monarch	Kāngdé
Formation	1 March 1934
Abolition	15 August 1945
Residence	Imperial Palace
Pretender(s)	Jin Yuzhang

Manchukuo (traditional Chinese: 滿洲國; pinyin: Mǎnzhōuguó; Japanese: 満州国; literally: "State of Manchuria") was a puppet state in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, which was governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The area, collectively known as Manchuria by westerners and Japanese, was designated by China's erstwhile Qing Dynasty as the "homeland" of the ruling family's ethnic group, the Manchus, but the Manchus themselves never used "Manchuria" (滿洲) as a place name to refer to the area. In 1931, the region was seized by Japan following the Mukden Incident and a pro-Japanese government was installed one year later with Puyi, the last Qing emperor, as the nominal regent and emperor. Manchukuo's government was abolished in 1945 after the defeat of Imperial Japan at the end of World War II. The territories formally claimed by the puppet state were first seized in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in August 1945, and then formally transferred to Chinese administration in the following year.

Manchus formed a minority in Manchukuo, whose largest ethnic group were Han Chinese. The population of Koreans increased during the Manchukuo period, and there were also Japanese, Mongols, White Russians and other minorities. The Mongol regions of western Manchukuo were ruled under a slightly different system in acknowledgement of the Mongolian traditions there. The southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula was ruled by Japan as the Kwantung Leased Territory.