User:Madalibi/Shunzhi succession (draft)
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The sudden death of Hung Taiji on September 9, 1643, confronted the fledgling Qing state with a serious crisis. (Manchu tradition: the best man succeeds, but Qing was poised on attacking the weakened Ming so couldn't afford civil war. Compromise: choose a young son of previous emperor, and a powerful regent. Effect: paternal descent as model for Qing imperial succession.)