Nurhaci

Nurhaci 努爾哈赤
Khan of Great Jin
Khan of the Later Jin dynasty
Reign	17 February 1616 – 30 September 1626
Successor	Hong Taiji
Born	(1559-05-14)14 May 1559 (嘉靖三十八年 四月 初八日) Hetu Ala, Manchuria, Ming
Died	30 September 1626(1626-09-30) (aged 67) (天命十一年 八月 十一日) Aijipu, Later Jin
Burial	Fu Mausoleum
Consorts	Consort Yuan ​ ​ (m. 1577; died 1592)​ Consort Ji ​ ​ (m. 1585; died 1620)​ Empress Xiaocigao ​ ​ (m. 1588; died 1603)​ Empress Xiaoliewu ​ (m. 1601)​
Issue	Cuyen Daišan, Prince Lilie of the First Rank Manggūltai Abatai, Prince Raoyumin of the First Rank Hong Taiji Ajige, Prince Ying of the First Rank Laimbu Dorgon, Prince Ruizhong of the First Rank Dodo, Prince Yutong of the First Rank
Names Aisin-Gioro Nurhaci (愛新覺羅·努爾哈齊) Manchu: Nurgaci (ᠨᡠᡵᡤᠠᠴᡳ) Mongolian: Нурхач (ᠨᠤᠷᠠᠭᠴᠢ) Era dates Tianming (天命): 14 May 1616 – 15 February 1627 Manchu: Abkai fulingga (ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᡶᡠᠯᡳᠩᡤᠠ) Mongolian: Тэнгэрийн сүлдэт (ᠲᠩᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠦᠯᠳᠡᠲᠦ) Regnal name Emperor Fuyu Lieguo Yingming (覆育列國英明皇帝) Posthumous name Emperor Chengtian Guangyun Shengde Shengong Zhaoji Liji Renxiao Ruiwu Duanyi Qin'an Hongwen Dingye Gao (承天廣運聖德神功肇紀立極仁孝睿武端毅欽安弘文定業高皇帝) Manchu: Dergi hūwangdi (ᡩᡝᡵᡤᡳ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ) Temple name Taizu (太祖) Manchu: Taidzu (ᡨᠠᡳᡯᡠ)
House	Aisin-Gioro
Dynasty	Later Jin
Father	Taksi
Mother	Empress Xuan

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Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Qing, was the founding khan of the Jurchen-led Later Jin dynasty.^[1]

As the leader of the House of Aisin-Gioro, Nurhaci reorganized and united various Jurchen tribes (the later "Manchu"), consolidated the Eight Banners military system, and eventually launched attacks on both the Ming and Joseon dynasties. His conquest of Ming dynasty's northeastern Liaodong region laid the groundwork for the Qing conquest of the Ming by his descendants, who proclaimed the Qing dynasty in 1636. He is also generally credited with ordering the creation of a new written script for the Manchu language based on the Mongolian vertical script.