Hong Taiji
Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin dynasty (reigned from 1626 to 1636) and the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty (reigned from 1636 to 1643). He was responsible for consolidating the empire that his father Nurhaci had founded and laid the groundwork for the conquest of the Ming dynasty, although he died before this was accomplished. He was also responsible for changing the name of the Jurchen ethnicity to "Manchu" in 1635, and changing the name of his dynasty from "Great Jin" to "Great Qing" in 1636. The Qing dynasty started to rule over China proper in 1644, which lasted until 1912. Hong Taiji could have been a Manchu of Mongolian origin, being the son of Yehe Nara Monggo Jerjer, or genetically related to the Mongols as a member of the Aisin-Gioro clan.
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Portrait in the Hong Kong Palace Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||
Emperor of the Qing dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reign | 1636 – 21 September 1643 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Himself as the Khan of Later Jin dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Fulin, Shunzhi Emperor | ||||||||||||||||||||
Khan of the Later Jin dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reign | 20 October 1626 – 1636 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Nurhaci | ||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Himself as the Emperor of the Qing dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aisin Gioro Hong Taiji (愛新覺羅·皇太極) 28 November 1592 (萬曆二十年 十月 二十五日) Fu Ala, Manchuria, Ming dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 September 1643 50) (崇德八年 八月 九日) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||
Burial | Zhao Mausoleum | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Issue | Hooge, Prince Suwu of the First Rank Yebušu Šose, Prince Chengzeyu of the First Rank Gose Cangšu Shunzhi Emperor Toose Bomubogor Princess Aohan of the First Rank Princess Wenzhuang of the First Rank Princess Jingduan of the First Rank Princess Yongmu of the First Rank Princess Shuhui of the First Rank Princess of the First Rank Princess Shuzhe of the First Rank Princess Yong'an of the First Rank Lady of the Second Rank Princess Duanshun of the First Rank Lady of the Third Rank Princess Kechun of the Second Rank | ||||||||||||||||||||
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House | Aisin Gioro | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Later Jin (1626–1636) Qing (1636–1643) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Nurhaci | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Empress Xiao Ci Gao |
Hong Taiji | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 天聰汗 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 天聪汗 | ||||||||||
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