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Dorgon

1612 - 1650

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Dorgon (17 November 1612 – 31 December 1650) was a Manchu prince and regent of the early Qing dynasty. Born in the House of Aisin-Gioro as the 14th son of Nurhaci (the founder of the Later Jin dynasty, which was the predecessor of the Qing), Dorgon started his career in military campaigns against the Mongols, the Koreans, and the Ming dynasty during the reign of Hong Taiji (his eighth brother) who succeeded their father. After Hong Taiji's death in 1643, he was involved in a power struggle against Hong Taiji's eldest son, Hooge, over the succession to the throne. Both of them eventually came to a compromise by backing out and letting Hong Taiji's ninth son, Fulin, become the emperor; Fulin was installed on the throne as the Shunzhi Emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorgon is the 2,263rd most popular politician (down from 1,432nd in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from China (down from 98th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Chinese Politician.

Dorgon was a Manchu prince who became the first emperor of the Qing dynasty in China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dorgon ranks 2,263 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergey Bubka, Ephialtes of Trachis, Géza II of Hungary, Michel Barnier, Óscar Arias, and Danjong of Joseon. After him are Robert Ritter von Greim, Léon Bourgeois, Moinuddin Chishti, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia.

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Among people born in 1612, Dorgon ranks 2. Before him is Murad IV. After him are Wu Sangui, Louis Le Vau, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Thomas Fairfax, Pierre Mignard, Antoine Arnauld, Samuel Butler, Peter Stuyvesant, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, and Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma. Among people deceased in 1650, Dorgon ranks 3. Before him are René Descartes, and William II, Prince of Orange. After him are Christoph Scheiner, Tukaram, Matthäus Merian, Bernhardus Varenius, Hanzade Sultan, Cristóvão Ferreira, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, and Catalina de Erauso.

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In China

Among people born in China, Dorgon ranks 135 out of 1,610. Before him are Lin Biao (1907), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Sun Ce (175), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), and Wang Jingwei (1883). After him are Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bolo Yeung (1946), Sun Jian (155), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), Ziying (-300), and Kumārajīva (343).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Dorgon ranks 85. Before him are Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Lin Biao (1907), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), and Wang Jingwei (1883). After him are Hong Xiuquan (1814), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), Ziying (-300), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), and Zhengde Emperor (1491).

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