What is Nurhaci?
[[Image:Qing-Nurhaci.jpg|160px|right|thumb|Emperor Taizu of Qing]] '''Taizu Emperor''' ({{lang-zh|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]], Nurhaci became the [[Jianzhou]] general of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. He unified the [[Manchu]] tribe and organised the [[Eight Banners]]. In [[1616]], Nurhaci declared himself '''Khan''' (King) and founded the [[Jin Dynasty]] in [[Liaoning]]. In [[1618]], 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]] until [[1622]], Nurhaci led armies to against the [[Ming Dynasty]]. He successfully occupied 70 cities in the north-eastern part of [[China]]. The capital was changed to [[Liao Yang]] after several battles. In [[1622]], Nurhaci's armies captured [[Guangning]]. In [[1626]], Nurhaci led armies to attack the [[Ningyuan]] 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. {{Qing Dynasty}} [[Category:Emperors of Qing Dynasty]] [[Category:1559 births]] [[Category:1626 deaths]] [[Category:17th century in China]]