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Located in the guts of Beijing, the Forbidden City dished up as the palace for the emperor of China from 1420 to 1912 CE, an interval encompassing the Ming and Qing dynasties. It had been home to the celestial leaders of China, men that possessed the Mandate of Heaven. A complete of 24 emperors lived and ruled from the great and magnificent complex for nearly 500 years, before last Chinese dynasty was overthrown in 1912 with the abdication of Emperor Xuantong, more commonly known as Puyi. Known also as the Forbidden Palace, or amongst contemporary Chinese as the "Ex - Palace", the complex was initially given its name in 1576. The Forbidden City was the house of many thousands of governmental staff, female servants and concubines, eunuchs, troops, and kitchen staff, and where their entire lives were built. Nonetheless, access to it from the outside was forbidden to all but the emperor, his courtroom, and his relations. Without the authorization of the emperor, usage of or from the heart of the empire was impossible, but what was once inaccessible is currently one of the very most visited institutions in the world. Today, the Forbidden City is a UNESCO World History site, controlled as the most significant museum in the world and situated in the heart of the administrative centre of the world's most populous country. The Forbidden City: THE ANNALS of the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing examines the history of the palace.
