Oroqen people
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The Oroqen or Orochen people are a Tungusic ethnic group native to Siberia and northern China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Oroqen
Oroqen shaman clothing
An Orochon woman, Sakhalin, 1903
Orochen man, Russian Far East, 1900
Traditional headwear of the Oroqen people
Manchukuo
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Manchukuo or Manchoukuo was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Manchuria that existed from 1932 until its dissolution in 1945. It was ostensibly founded as a republic, its territory consisting o
Oroqen people
…the 17th century, following invasions by the Russian Empire, some Oroqens moved to the area near the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains. During the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Oroqen suffered a significant population decline. The Japanese distributed opium among them and subjected some members of the community to human…
Pu Yi, Qing dynasty, China, Last emperor
The Japan–Manchukuo Protocol signed on 15 September 1932
Throne of the Emperor of Manchukuo
Puyi (regnal name "Kangde") as emperor of Manchukuo