Huang Taiji ( 28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643; reigned 1626 – 1643), also transliterated as Hung Taiji based on the Manchu language, was the first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.
Huang Taiji was responsible for consolidating the empire that his father, Nurhaci, had founded. He laid the groundwork for the conquering of the Ming dynasty in China, although he died before this was accomplished. He was responsible for changing the name of h...
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Huang Taiji ( 28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643; reigned 1626 – 1643), also transliterated as Hung Taiji based on the Manchu language, was the first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.
Huang Taiji was responsible for consolidating the empire that his father, Nurhaci, had founded. He laid the groundwork for the conquering of the Ming dynasty in China, although he died before this was accomplished. He was responsible for changing the name of his people from Jurchen to Manchu in 1635 as well as that of the dynasty from Later Jin to Qing in 1636.
Huang Taiji is written as (Hung Taiji) in the Manchu language. In Chinese, Huang Taiji is also known as Hóng Tàijí (洪太極) or Huáng Táijí (黃台吉). Huang Taiji is sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western scholarly literature, mistaken the name with Nurhachi's favorite concubine. He was First Khan of the Later Jin and then Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, after he changed its name. His title as Great Khan was Boghda Khagan (Manchu: Enduringge Han)....
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