Dodo

Timeline

1. 1614–1620Hetu Ala · Hetu AlaBorn in Later Jin, fifteenth son of Qing founder Nurhaci and Abahai, he was made beile in childhood and received equestrian, archery, and military-political training under the Eight Banners system.
2. 1621–1630Liaodong · LiaodongDuring the Tianming era he campaigned against Ming with his brother Hong Taiji and others, taking part in the Liaodong operations; in the seventh year of Tianqi (1627) he joined the campaign against Ming, and in the second year of Chongzhen (1629) he raided inside the Great Wall, distinguishing himself in battle while still young and displaying military talent.
3. 1631–1645North China and Jiangnan · JiangnanIn the first year of Chongde (1636) he was made Prince Yu of the Second Rank; in the Battle of Songjin he led troops along the Songshan-Jinzhou line. After Li Zicheng took Beijing in 1644, Dodo led a large army through the passes, defeated the Dashun army at Shanhaiguan, then campaigned southward, capturing Nanjing in 1645 and extinguishing the Hongguang regime.
4. 1646–1649Beijing · BeijingHe continued to direct operations against the remnants of the Southern Ming, dying in Beijing in the sixth year of Shunzhi (1649), and was posthumously honored as Prince Yu of the First Rank; his military conquests laid the foundation for Qing rule over the Central Plains.