XXXIX. Aisin Jueluo Dolgon
Aisin Jueluo Dolgon (November 17, 1612 – December 31, 1650) was the fourteenth son of Nurhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and the second son of Abahai. In the 40th year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1612), he was born in Hetuala (now the old city of Xinbin County, Liaoning Province). An outstanding politician and military strategist in the early Qing Dynasty.
In the eleventh year of the Mandate of Heaven (1626), he was named Beyler, and in the second year of Tiancong (1628), the 17-year-old Dolgon went on an expedition with Huang Taiji to conquer the Mongol Chahar tribe. Because of his military exploits, he was given the name "Morgen Daiqing" and became the owner of the white flag. In the ninth year of Tiancong (1635), Dolgon and others led an army to collect and surrender Ezhe, the son of the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan, and obtained the jade seal of the country. In the first year of Chongde (1636), he was awarded the title of Prince Heshuorui for his military exploits, and in the first month of the following year, Huang Taiji ordered Dolgon to pursue the family of the Korean king. From the 6th year (1641) to the 7th year (1642) of Chongdeok, he made outstanding achievements in the Battle of Songjin. In the first year of Shunzhi (1644), he commanded the Qing army to enter the customs, and the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, successively conferring the titles of uncle regent, imperial uncle regent, and imperial father regent.
In the seventh year of Shunzhi (1650), he died in the winter of Saibei hunting, and was posthumously awarded the title of "Qing Chengzong". Two months later, in February of the 8th year of Shunzhi (1651), Dolgon was stripped of his title and his tomb was dug up. In the forty-third year of Qianlong (1778), Emperor Qianlong rehabilitated him, restored the title of Prince Rui, and evaluated him as "the foundation of the country, the cause of unification, and the most outstanding achievements".