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| | Shunzhi Emperor -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | In the midst of much upheaval, the Manchus seized control of Beijing in June 1644, and in October of the same year the Shunzhi emperor's uncle, the chief regent Prince, proclaimed the Qing dynasty to be the legitimate successor to the (The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644) Ming dynasty. |
 | | The young emperor disliked his uncle, the chief regent Prince Dorgon, and after Dorgon's death in 1650 the emperor stripped both him and Dorgon's brother, (Click link for more info and facts about Prince Dodo) Prince Dodo, of their titles, although he was only 12 years old at the time. |
 | | According to official sources, the Shunzhi Emperor died in 1661 of (A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars) smallpox. |
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