Nurhaci
| Nurhaci 努爾哈赤 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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17th-century portrait, currently located at the Palace Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Khan of the Jin dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 17 February 1616 – 30 September 1626 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Hong Taiji | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1559 Hetu Ala, Manchuria (in present-day Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 September 1626 (aged 67) Aiji Fort (in present-day Liaoning) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consort(s) | Consort Yuan
(m. 1577; died 1592)Consort Ji
(m. 1585; died 1620) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| House | Aisin-Gioro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Later Jin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Taksi | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name Emperor Taizu of Qing, was the founding khan of the Jurchen-led Later Jin dynasty.
As leader of the Aisin-Gioro clan, 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 the 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.