Taizu Emperor

Emperor Taizu of Qing

Taizu Emperor (Chinese: 清太祖 1559 - 1626) was the founding father of the Qing Dynasty. His name was Nurhaci and Aisin Gioro was his surname. The reign name was Tian Ming. Nurhaci was Manchurian. He was also the creator of the Manchu alphabet.

Life

• In 1580 AD, Nurhaci became the Jian Zhou general of the Ming Dynasty. He unified the Manchu tribe and organised the Eight Banners.

• In 1616 AD, Nurhaci declared himself Khan (King) and founded the Jin Dynasty in Liao Ling.

• In 1618 AD, in order to encourage people to against the Ming Dynasty. Nurhaci wrote an article called the Seven Great Vexations and sent it to the public.

• Form 1618 AD until 1622 AD, Nurhaci led armies to against the Ming Dynasty. He successfully occupied 70 cities located in the north-eastern part of China. The capital was changed to Liao Yang after several battles.

• In 1622 AD, Nurhaci's armies captured Guang Ning.

• In 1626 AD, Nurhaci led armies to attack the Ning Yuan city. Unluckily, Nurhaci was wounded by Yuan Chonghuan's Portuguese cannon and he died 2 days later at a little town called De-A Man.