Hong Taiji

Hong Taiji 皇太極
Portrait in the Hong Kong Palace Museum
Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Reign	1636 – 21 September 1643
Predecessor	Himself (as Khan of the Later Jin dynasty)
Successor	Shunzhi Emperor
Khan of the Later Jin dynasty
Reign	20 October 1626 – 1636
Predecessor	Nurhaci
Successor	Himself (as Emperor of the Qing dynasty)
Born	(1592-11-28)28 November 1592 (萬曆二十年 十月 二十五日) Fu Ala, Manchuria, Ming
Died	21 September 1643(1643-09-21) (aged 50) (崇德八年 八月 九日)
Burial	Zhao Mausoleum
Consorts	Consort Yuan ​ (died 1612)​ Consort Ji Empress Xiaoduanwen ​ (m. 1614)​ Empress Xiaozhuangwen ​ ​ (m. 1625)​ Primary Consort Minhui ​ ​ (m. 1634; died 1641)​
Issue	Hooge, Prince Suwu of the First Rank Yebušu Šose, Prince Chengzeyu of the First Rank Gose Cangšu Shunzhi Emperor Toose Bomubogor Princess Aohan of the First Rank Princess Wenzhuang of the First Rank Princess Jingduan of the First Rank Princess Yongmu of the First Rank Princess Shuhui of the First Rank Princess Shuzhe of the First Rank Princess Yong'an of the First Rank Princess Duanshun of the First Rank Princess Kechun of the Second Rank
Names Aisin-Gioro Hong Taiji (愛新覺羅·皇太極) Manchu: Hong taiji (ᡥᠣᠩ ᡨᠠᡳᠵᡳ) Era dates Tiancong (天聰): 16 February 1627 – 6 February 1636 Manchu: Abkai sure (ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᠰᡠᠷᡝ) Mongolian: Тэнгэрийн сэцэн (ᠲᠩᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠡᠴᠡᠨ) Chongde (崇德): 7 February 1636 – 7 February 1644 Manchu: Wesihun erdemungge (ᠸᡝᠰᠢᡥᡠᠨ ᠡᠷᡩᡝᠮᡠᠩᡬᡝ) Mongolian: Дээд эрдэмт (ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠳᠦ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠮᠳᠡᠢ) Regnal name Emperor Kuanwen Rensheng (寬溫仁聖皇帝) Bogda Chechen Khan (博格達徹辰汗) Posthumous name Emperor Yingtian Xingguo Hongde Zhangwu Kuanwen Rensheng Ruixiao Jingmin Zhaoding Longdao Xiangong Wen (應天興國弘德彰武寬溫仁聖睿孝敬敏昭定隆道顯功文皇帝) Manchu: Genggiyen šu hūwangdi (ᡤᡝᠩᡤᡳᠶᡝᠨ ᡧᡠ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ) Temple name Taizong (太宗) Manchu: Taidzung (ᡨᠠᡳᡯ᠊ᡠ᠊ᠩ)
House	Aisin-Gioro
Dynasty	Later Jin (1626–1636) Qing (1636–1643)
Father	Nurhaci
Mother	Empress Xiaocigao

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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 and the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty. 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 Jurchens to "Manchu" in 1635, and changing the name of his dynasty from "Great Jin" to "Great Qing" in 1636.