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===Dorgon the Black=== | ===Dorgon the Black=== | ||
[[File:Dorgon the Black.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Dorgon the Black during his time as Grand Vizier under Emperor [[Huichen]]]] | [[File:Dorgon the Black.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Dorgon the Black during his time as Grand Vizier under Emperor [[Huichen]]]] | ||
The dwarf known to history simply as Dorgon was born, according to the scant bibliographical evidence that was not destroyed upon his orders, either in 1280 or 1278 of the Zhong era, which are the conflicting years that are recorded for his sale to the Palace. He is of unknown parentage and his given name was Mu, Dorgon being a princely name bestowed upon him later in life. He was raised as one among dozens by the [[Matron of the Warren]] and was noted by a quick intellect and a penchant for casual brutality against other kids. The Matron decided to pass him over to the Palace school for training instead of sending him down the servant route. As a dwarf and no natural warrior, he was trained to be a bureaucrat, learned in mathematics, law and governance. | '''Dorgon the Black''' is an infamous dwarf who rose from obscurity to become the court favorite and Grand Vizier of the penultimate Zhong Emperor, [[Huichen]]. The very archetype of the evil counselor, Dorgon's power and authority grew great enough to overshadow his patron, whose death he ordered when the Emperor sought to contain the dwarf. [[Huichen]]'s death unleashed a civil war that ended with the implosion and collapse of the Zhong and the rise of the Qian dynasty. | ||
The dwarf known to history simply as Dorgon was born, according to the scant bibliographical evidence that was not destroyed upon his orders, either in 1280 or 1278 of the Zhong era, which are the conflicting years that are recorded for his sale to the Palace. He is of unknown parentage and his given name was Mu, Dorgon being a princely name bestowed upon him later in life. He was raised as one among dozens by the [[Matron of the Warren]] and was noted by a quick intellect and a penchant for casual brutality against other kids. The Matron decided to pass him over to the Palace school for training instead of sending him down the servant route. As a dwarf and no natural warrior, he was trained to be a bureaucrat, learned in mathematics, law and governance. He served ably and efficiently as Keeper of Accounts on the palace's eastern wing, revealing a web of corruption and petty theft ran by court eunuchs. | |||