Qing · Qing Prince Regent

Dorgon 多爾袞

Duō'ěrgǔn

Died AD 1650

Passages: 33
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Dorgon as a royal family member, ruler, and statesman. This record brings together 33 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Dorgon	多爾袞	Duō'ěrgǔn
Personal	Dorgon	多爾袞	Duoergun
Title	Prince Regent Dorgon	睿親王多爾袞
Title	Prince Rui	睿親王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:246:s0018, qingshigao:272:s0010

Roles

Royal Family Member
Ruler
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 順治七年 · Western Year: AD 1650
Explicit · qingshigao:246:s0054, qingshigao:246:s0134

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 崇德四年 · Western Year: AD 1639
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:246:s0018
Source Date: Text: 順治元年 · Western Year: AD 1644
Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0010

Family

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Kin of Duo'erbo (多爾博)
Kinship Term: adopted heir / 後 · Subject Role: heir · Object Role: predecessor
Sibling of Ajige (阿濟格)
Kinship Term: elder brother by the same mother / 同母兄 · Shared Parentage: maternal-half · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
Child of Mother of Ajige and Dorgon
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son · Line: maternal

Career and standing

Title: Prince Regent / 睿親王 · Action: held
Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0010

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker
Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0015, qingshigao:272:s0016, qingshigao:272:s0017

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: secured the capital
Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0010

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: praised Tang Ruowang's precision · Provenance: Mode: narrative
Explicit · qingshigao:272:s0020

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 246Volume 246 Biographies 33: Tan Tai, He Luohui, Xi Tu Ku, Bo Er Hui, Leng Sengji · 28 passages

四年，從睿親王多爾袞等伐明，與固山額真葉臣自太平寨破青山口，與明兵十三戰，皆捷。 In the fourth year he followed Prince Rui Dorgon against Ming; with Yechen he broke Qingshankou from Taipingzhai and won thirteen battles in a row.

睿親王攝政，譚泰與巴牙喇纛章京圖賴、啟心郎索尼並見信任。 Under Prince Rui's regency Tan Tai, together with Tulai, chief of the bayara guard, and Sonin the investigatory secretary, all enjoyed the prince's trust.

固山額真何洛會誣肅親王豪格怨譚泰等不附己，訐之睿親王，王謂譚泰忠，益信任之。 Banner commander He Luohui alleged that Prince Su Hooge resented Tan Tai's refusal to follow him and reported it to Prince Rui, who called Tan Tai loyal and relied on him still more.

其弟譚布以希福述睿親王自言過誤告譚泰，譚泰訐之法司，希福坐黜。 His brother Tan Bu told him that Hifu had repeated Prince Rui's own admission of faults; Tan Tai reported it to the courts and Hifu was removed.

圖賴書告索尼，使啟睿親王，或發觀之，懼譚泰得罪，毀其書勿使達索尼。 Tulai wrote Sonin to raise it with Prince Rui; someone who saw the letter, fearing for Tan Tai, destroyed it before it reached Sonin.

圖賴師還，詰索尼，發其事，王鞫齎書者，得狀。 On Tulai's return he pressed Sonin; the matter surfaced; Prince Rui examined the messenger and learned the truth.

七年，睿親王薨，上命吏、刑、工三部增設滿洲尚書各一，授譚泰吏部尚書。 In the seventh year, after Prince Rui's death, the throne added a Manchu minister to each of the Personnel, Punishments, and Works boards; Tan Tai became Minister of Personnel.

八年，世祖親政，追論睿親王罪狀，大學士剛林、祁充格皆坐誅，罪不及譚泰。 In the eighth year the Shizu took power and prosecuted Prince Rui's crimes; Gang Lin and Qi Chongge were executed, but Tan Tai was not implicated.

鰲拜复訐譚泰阿附睿親王及營私擅政諸狀，讞皆實。 Oboi further charged Tan Tai with siding with Prince Rui and ruling for private gain; every count was sustained.

從睿親王多爾袞伐明，圍錦州。 He followed Prince Rui Dorgon against Ming in the siege of Jinzhou.

世祖即位，睿親王攝政，與肅親王有隙。 When the Shizu came to the throne, Prince Rui was regent and at odds with Prince Su.

尋從睿親王入關，擊李自成，逐至慶都。 He soon followed Prince Rui into China, fought Li Zicheng, and pursued him to Qingdu.

還，睿親王令奉表迎世祖，擢內大臣，留守盛京。 On the return march Prince Rui sent him to welcome the Shizu; he was made an inner minister and left to hold Mukden.

睿親王取肅親王福金，召肅親王諸子入府校射，何洛會詈之曰：「見此鬼魅，不覺心悸！」 Prince Rui took Prince Su's consort Fujin and summoned Su's sons to shoot in his mansion; He Luohui swore at them: "These specters make my heart quail!"

及睿親王薨，世祖親政，何洛會語貝子錫翰曰：「兩黃旗大臣與我相惡，我嘗訐告肅親王，今豈肯容我？」 After Prince Rui's death, when the Shizu took power, He Luohui told Beizi Xi Han: "The Yellow Banner ministers hate me; I denounced Prince Su—will they spare me now?"

八年二月，蘇克薩哈等訐睿親王將率兩白旗移駐永平，且私具上服禦，及薨用斂，何洛會、羅什、博爾惠等皆知狀。 In the second month of the eighth year Sukesaha charged that Prince Rui had planned to move the White Banners to Yongping, had secretly made imperial robes, and had been buried in them—He Luohui, Roshi, Boerhui, and others knew it all.

崇德元年，睿親王多爾袞率師伐明，攻寧遠，錫圖庫以二十人前驅，至中後所及山海關外诇敵，屢得邏卒，並獲其馬，又於前屯衛設伏敗敵。 In Chongde 1, as Prince Rui Dorgon besieged Ningyuan, he led twenty men ahead to scout as far as Zhonghousuo and beyond Shanhaiguan, repeatedly took Ming scouts and their horses, and ambushed the enemy at Qiantunwei.

順治元年，從睿親王多爾袞伐明，敗李自成將唐通於一片石，遂入山海關，屢戰皆勝； In Shunzhi 1 he followed Prince Rui Dorgon, routed Li Zicheng's general Tang Tong at Yipianshi, entered Shanhaiguan, and won battle after battle;

七年，睿親王多爾袞薨。 In the seventh year Prince Rui Dorgon died.

睿親王攝政，諸王多與忤。 Under Prince Rui's regency many princes fell foul of him.

博爾輝及諸大臣羅什、額克親、吳拜、蘇拜皆謹事睿親王，從王獵喀喇城。 Boerhui and ministers Roshi, Ekeqin, Wubai, and Subai all served Prince Rui faithfully and hunted with him at Kalacheng.

英親王阿濟格為睿親王同母兄，欲繼王柄政，博爾輝等與阿爾津共發其罪，英親王奪爵幽禁，賞諸告者，博爾輝進世職二等精奇尼哈番。 Prince Ying Ajige, Dorgon's elder brother, sought his power; Boerhui and A'erjin exposed him; Prince Ying was disgraced and confined; the informers were rewarded and Boerhui raised to second-class jingqi nihaan.

博爾輝等傳睿親王遺言，复理事二王親王爵，以告兩黃旗大臣。 Boerhui relayed Prince Rui's last wish to restore Boluo and Nikan to princely rank and told the Yellow Banner ministers.

七年，睿親王有疾，怨上未臨視，冷僧機及貝子錫翰等奏請上臨視，睿親王坐以擅請降世職，恩詔復故，進一等伯。 In the seventh year, when Prince Rui fell ill and resented the emperor's absence, Leng Sengji and Beizi Xi Han asked the throne to visit; Leng Sengji was reduced in hereditary rank for the unauthorized request, then an amnesty restored him and advanced him to first-class baron.

睿親王薨，以豫親王多鐸子多爾博為後，襲爵。 After Prince Rui's death, Dodo's son Duo'erbo succeeded to his title.

睿親王定策奉上紹統，多爾博宜特見優遇。」 Prince Rui set the succession and brought you to the throne; Duo'erbo deserves special favor."

上因命諸大臣詰誓立肅親王事，冷僧機窮，諸大臣兼發阿諛睿親王諸罪，論斬籍沒，命寬之。 The emperor then had ministers examine the oath to enthrone Prince Su; cornered, Leng Sengji was also charged with flattering Prince Rui; though death and confiscation were proposed, he was spared.

九年，追論冷僧機與貝子鞏阿岱、錫翰，內大臣西訥布庫等迎合睿親王，亂國政，下王大臣鞫實，與鞏阿岱、錫翰、西訥布庫等並誅，籍其家。 In the ninth year he was prosecuted again with Gongadai, Xi Han, and Xinebuku for pandering to Prince Rui and corrupting government; tried by the princes and ministers, he was executed with them and their estates seized.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 272Volume 272 Biographies 59: Tang Ruowang, Yang Guangxian, Nan Huai Ren · 5 passages

順治元年，睿親王多爾袞定京師，是歲六月，湯若望啟言：「臣於明崇禎二年來京，用西洋新法釐正舊曆，制測量日月星晷、定時考驗諸器。 In Shunzhi 1, after Prince Regent Dorgon took Beijing, Tang Ruowang wrote in the sixth month: "I reached the capital in Chongzhen 2, corrected the old calendar by Western methods, and built instruments to measure the sun, moon, and stars, mark shadows, and keep time for verification.

王命湯若望修正曆法。 Dorgon ordered Tang Ruowang to revise the calendar.

七月，禮部啟請頒歷，王言：「治歷明時，帝王所重。 In the seventh month the Ministry of Rites asked permission to issue the calendar. Dorgon replied: "Ordering the calendar and marking the seasons is among an emperor's gravest duties.

王獎其精確。 Dorgon praised the precision of the proposal.

王令大學士馮銓與湯若望率欽天監官赴觀像台測驗，惟新法吻合，大統、回回二法時刻俱不協。 Dorgon sent Grand Secretary Feng Quan and Tang Ruowang with Bureau officials to the observatory—the new method alone matched observation; Datong and Muslim reckoning both missed the times.