Hong Taiji

(1592-1643)

2nd khan of Later Jin (r. 1626-36); founding emperor of Qing (r. 1636-43)

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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 lasted until 1912.

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Born	Aisin Gioro Hong Taiji(愛新覺羅皇太極)Manchu: Hong taiji (ᡥᠣᠩᡨᠠᡳᠵᡳ) 28 November 1592 Fu Ala, Manchuria
Died	21 September 1643 (aged 50) Beijing, China
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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