Dorgon was an important figure in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and his position in the Qing court was very high. As a former regent who was once powerful and oppositional, Dorgon was called "Emperor Father" by the Shunzhi Emperor. But in reality, Dorgon had only one daughter in his life. From the historical data, it can be seen that Dorgon's health is not bad, what is the reason for this?
First, the young man lost his mother tragically
Dorgon's mother was Nurhaci's last concubine, Abahai, who was recorded to be very beautiful and exuded a unique charm between her hands and feet. Abhay was originally a female dependent of the Haixi Jurchen Ula Tribe, and in 1601 Nurhaci effortlessly destroyed the Hada Tribe.
Nurhaci's brave fighting ability once shocked the Ula tribe. In order to preserve the glory of the Ural tribe, the leader of the Ural tribe sent the 12-year-old Abhay to Nurhaci for peace. At first, the leader of the Urab tribe had a simple idea, but he planned ahead of time to establish a good relationship with Nurhaci.
But surprisingly, this Abhay is extremely clever in addition to his beauty. After marrying Nurhaci for only a few short years, she sat in the position of grand concubine with her own wisdom and means. Not only that, but she also bore Nurhaci three sons in succession, and Dorgon was the second son of Abhay and Nurhaci.
Unfortunately, in 1620 a scandal occurred in Nurhaci's harem. This extremely beautiful and cunning Abahai actually mixed up with Nurhaci's son Daishan. As soon as the matter was revealed, Nurhaci was furious. Not only was Abhay deposed as a grand concubine, but daizen's position as crown prince was also deposed.
The vacancy of the crown prince's position attracted the attention of other princes and concubines. Everyone stared at the prince's seat. Although Dorgon was only 8 years old at the time, he enjoyed a high status among Nurhaci's sons, and was also deeply loved and valued by Nurhaci.
Although his son Dorgon had an immeasurable future, Abahai's tragic life did not end there. Even if the later Abba Hai restored the concubine position, it was still difficult to escape the tragedy. Eventually, Abhay was forced to be buried with Nurhaci by the Beylers led by Emperor Taiji, when Dorgon was only 15 years old.
2. He has been made a prince with outstanding merit
The young child who lost his mother did not become depressed, and Dorgon even had his own ambitious goals and plans at that time. After Emperor Taiji succeeded Nurhaci to the throne, he began to expand his territory. Dorgon has also been following this Emperor Taiji in his southern expedition to the north and has made many outstanding achievements.
After seeing the ability of his younger brother, who was not very big but had extraordinary strength, Emperor Taiji did not suppress Dorgon but used him extremely. After strengthening the centralization of power in the imperial court, Emperor Taiji gave Dorgon the power of personnel. From then on, Dorgon's power in the imperial court was out of control.
The first thing Emperor Taiji did after officially establishing the Qing Dynasty was to crown Dorgon as a prince. Emperor Taiji gave Dorgon an honor unattainable to others, allowing him to enjoy a unique reward and status.
Dorgon was not complacent about it after receiving the supreme honor. Dorgon told the Emperor Taiji about his loyalty and choice with practical actions. After that, Dolgun was ordered to fight on the battlefield many times, to calm the war for Emperor Taiji, expand the territory, and consolidate the peace and unity of the Qing Dynasty.
However, things soon changed, and Huang Taiji died suddenly in Shengjing. Then a battle for the throne began. At that time, the two most popular players for the throne were Prince Rui and Prince Su, but what no one expected was that in the end, it was Fu Lin who sat on the throne.
It is undeniable that there is an important and decisive factor in Dolgun. The haunting story of Dorgon and Empress Xiaozhuang also unfolded from this, and was talked about by posterity. After the Shunzhi Emperor ascended the throne, Dorgon's position in the imperial court also rose again. Dorgon was made regent and assisted the Shunzhi Emperor in handling the affairs of the imperial court.
Third, deep affection does not live long and remains hateful
The most popular story about Dorgon's love life is his secret history with Empress Xiaozhuang. Whether the relationship between the two was as the world had speculated, and whether Empress Xiaozhuang really married Dorgon, the world did not know. But it is undeniable that the women around Dorgon grabbed a large handful.
Although Dorgon's love life was very rich, none of the so many women around him bore him a son. And Dorgon's only son in life was only a daughter, which was a puzzling thing in that feudal society where men and women were inferior, what was the real reason?
As to why Dorgon had only one daughter in his lifetime, the true reason for this matter is not determined by posterity to a true and correct statement. However, some historians have deduced two reasons based on historical facts.
Some have speculated that Dorgon may have affected fertility due to his frail inability from childhood. Although Dorgon was brave and good at war, according to historical records, Dorgon was relatively emaciated from an early age, and in his later period, he suffered from a variety of cardiopulmonary and cardiopulmonary diseases.
And these serious illnesses appeared at the age of 28. Extrapolating from his only daughter's birthday, the child was born when he was 27. This proves that he did not have children from the time he married as a teenager until he was 27 years old, because he was weak from an early age.
Dorgon's son was probably killed. Dorgon died young, and unfortunately fell off his horse and died. Hearing the news of Dorgon's unexpected death, the happiest person was the Shunzhi Emperor.
Not long after Dorgon's death, the Shunzhi Emperor ordered his body to be exhumed and whipped, and even Dorgon's family was affected. This proves that Dorgon's son was most likely ordered to be killed, and this history is likely to be erased.
summary
There are many opinions about why Dorgon had only one daughter and no sons in his life. Later generations are only speculating about these reasons, and there is no accurate historical data to confirm that people's speculations are correct. Not only that, but even Dorgon's only daughter is missing and missing.
Whatever the real reason, Dorgon's contribution to the Qing Dynasty is unquestionable. It is precisely because of the existence of Dolgun that it laid a certain foundation for the later Kangxi dynasty.