Great Qing Dynasty figures

Author: Ye Mingshi Jun
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Nurhaci is the founder of the Qing Dynasty. He unified the Jurchen tribes, forming a new Manchu community; resisted the national oppression policies of the Ming Dynasty, protecting the survival and development of Manchuria; established the Later Jin regime, laying a solid foundation for the Qing to take over the Central Plains. However, his personal and family life was. For example, his younger brother Shurhaci defected and was imprisoned to death, his eldest son Jirgalang conspired to seize power and was executed, his favored concubine Hohhotu hid treasures and was ordered to leave, and his beloved daughter Mukush suffered marital misfortune and abuse. In this series of family tragedies, Dorgon's mother, the Ula Nala, also could not escape. Ula Nala, named Abahai, was the daughter of Mantai, the Begler of the Haixi Ula tribe. After Mantai's death, she was raised by her uncle Buzhantai. The Ula tribe, located in Jilin Wula Street, had a vast territory, a large population, and benefited from sable and ginseng trade, making it the most powerful among the four Haixi Jurchen tribes. At that time, Nurhaci, to unify the Haixi Jurchen, adopted a policy of alliance and marriage with the Ula tribe, giving his niece and daughter to Buzhantai as wives. In the 29th year of the Wanli era (1601 AD), Buzhantai also used the same method to ease the conflict between Ula and Jianzhou, personally sending his 12-year-old niece Abahai to Jianzhou Feilaa City to marry Nurhaci, who was 31 years older than her. Abahai was intelligent and beautiful, and with the strong support of the Ula tribe, Nurhaci did not dare to treat her lightly. Later, she was established as a high-ranking (secondary consort) and was highly favored among the consorts. Two years later, she was promoted to (primary consort), or queen. However, women living in the ancient imperial family did not enjoy the carefree and warm life people imagined. They were like walking on eggshells, with their fortunes and misfortunes changing rapidly, and disaster could strike at any moment. In March of the 5th year of the Tumen era (1620 AD), she was accused of having an improper relationship with Daisan (Nurhaci's second son, seven years older than Abahai). Nurhaci was deeply angered by Daisan's disrespectful behavior toward the emperor and his father, and soon abolished him as the heir to the Later Jin throne. As for Abahai, fearing that the scandal would tarnish his reputation, Nurhaci did not pursue her immediately, but the emotional gap between the couple grew. However, one crisis followed another. Soon after, Abahai's crime of hiding wealth was exposed, and Nurhaci grew even more resentful toward her, causing her status to plummet. Despite her mother Abahai losing favor and Dorgon being discriminated against among the beile, Nurhaci still cherished his three sons. In the same year, September, Nurhaci proposed that he would no longer designate an heir and that the eight banners and the beile would jointly govern the state. Dorgon and his brothers were all beile. Later, Nurhaci also gave most of the yellow banners to Ajige, Dorgon, and Dodo, despite Dorgon's young age. Dorgon, though young, was highly favored and trusted by Nurhaci. Shortly after Nurhaci's death, his most beloved Abahai was forced by the four beile to commit suicide, with the justification that Nurhaci had left a will: the , though young and beautiful, was jealous and often displeased the emperor, and if left alive, she might become a source of chaos for the country, so she must die with her husband. According to the customs of the time, a wife who committed suicide for her husband had to meet two conditions: she must love her husband, and she must not have young sons. Abahai