Posthumous Demotion and Restoration
In 1652 the Shunzhi Emperor posthumously demoted Dodo to the status of a "Prince of the Second Rank" for his affiliation with Dorgon, whom the emperor perceived to have had the intention of usurping the throne. In 1671 during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, Dodo was granted a posthumous name "Tong" (通), so his title became "Prince Yutong of the Second Rank" (多羅豫通郡王). In the first lunar month of 1778, the Qianlong Emperor posthumously restored Dodo to the status of a "Prince of the First Rank" and created a place for Dodo in the Qing ancestral temple. Seven months later, a shrine was built for Dodo in the Mukden Palace.
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