Nurhaci Private Archives Tianming Khan

Author: Shengye (compiled by Yin Nan), Photography by Yin Nan
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Step into the realm of the Qing Dynasty, where truth and illusion intertwine, to truly experience the imperial life that is either thrilling, tender, unrestrained, or filled with intrigue. Get close to their inner depths, touch their beating hearts, and explore the hidden world behind the twelve emperors. Nurhaci favored the mother of Hong Taiji, the Yehe Nara clan, and the Empress Dowager who led the Qing Dynasty's downfall was also from the Yehe Nara clan. What is the connection between this historical coincidence and the curse of "destroying the Jianzhou Province and Yehe" during the early rise of the Qing Dynasty? Additionally, the beginning and end of the Qing Dynasty were marked by two women. The first was Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, the mother of Emperor Shunzhi in the early Qing, who refused to rule behind a screen, nurtured the brilliant emperors Shunzhi and Kangxi, and successfully assisted her son and grandson in establishing the early Qing Dynasty. The second was Empress Dowager Cixi, the mother of Emperor Tongzhi in the late Qing, who rose to power through the curtain of governance and eventually wielded absolute authority, draining the Qing Dynasty to its final demise. As women of the emperors, why were some remembered in history while others were cursed forever? In the founding history of the Qing Dynasty, Nurhaci was a mysterious figure whose life was full of drama, pioneering spirit, and heroic charisma that inspired later generations. His legendary background added a brilliant hue to his life of military conquest. The saying "times create heroes" and "character determines destiny" raises the question: what propelled the Heavenly Mandate Emperor Nurhaci to establish the Manchu Qing Dynasty? And what led to his tragic end? The Later Jin Dynasty founded by Nurhaci sowed the seeds of the "Kangxi and Qianlong Prosperity" while also planting the genes for the "Guangxu and Xuantong Decline." How did Nurhaci receive divine inspiration to achieve such extraordinary abilities? For those who long to understand the inner world of this heroic figure, after reading this book, they may feel that Nurhaci is walking towards them, standing right before them, his weathered face, scarred by war, before their very eyes.