Editing Dorgon (section)

==Death==
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Dorgon died on 31 December 1650, during a hunting trip in Kharahotun{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} (present-day [[Chengde]], Hebei), after sustaining injuries despite the presence of imperial doctors. He was posthumously granted the title "Emperor Yi" (義皇帝) and the [[temple name]] "Chengzong" (成宗), even though he was never emperor during his lifetime, which is unique in all history of feudal China when only direct ancestors and deceased heirs of a higher degree to an emperor (such as one's own older brothers, one's father's older brothers, or one's cousins born into such uncles) were posthumously granted the title of Emperor.  The Shunzhi Emperor even bowed thrice in front of Dorgon's coffin during the funeral.

However, the suspicion that Dorgon was actually murdered by his political enemies while being away from the heavy protection afforded him inside the Forbidden City never went away.  Dorgon had 25 years of experience of horse-riding and managed to survive, on horseback, numerous battles with the Koreans, Mongols, Han Chinese rebels, as well as regular Han Chinese armies.  The official Qing history claim that he injured his leg while riding on his horse and that the injuries were so severe that he could not survive the trip back to the Forbidden City, despite the presence of imperial doctors, was dubious at best.  In the dry winter of northern China, the ground was not wet.  Or else, it would have easily caused horses to trip.  Another cause for suspicion is that Dorgon's corpse was exhumed, flogged, and incinerated in the purge ordered by Emperor Shunzhi, a likely method camouflaged as the ultimate punishment for his alleged plot to take over the throne, in order to remove all evidence that Dorgon was murdered.

His death also took place when Emperor Shunzhi was about 13, an appropriate age for removing the regency over his head.  That is, if Dorgon had died any earlier, Shunzhi would still need a regent to supervise the empire on his behalf.

{{Infobox royal styles
|royal name = Dorgon, Prince Rui
|dipstyle = [[His Imperial Highness]]
|offstyle = Your Imperial Highness
|altstyle = [[Prince Rui (睿)|Prince Rui]]/[[Prince Regent]]
|image = File:Seal of Qing dynasty.svg
}}