Šurhaci


Šurhaci, was a Jurchen leader, a member of the Aisin Gioro clan, he was a younger brother of Nurhaci, the founder of the Later Jin dynasty, the predecessor of the Qing dynasty. Under the Ming dynasty government, he held the title of local chieftain in the Jianzhou district, and maintained relations with the Ming authorities up to the beginning of 1607. In that year, he joined Nurhaci in the campaign against Bujantai and the Ula tribe, receiving the title of darhan baturu. However, as a result of disagreements with his brother over the conquest of the Hoifa and the killing of Hoifa's beile Baindari in 1607, he was put to death four years later at Nurhaci's order and buried in Dongjingling Township, Liaoyang. In 1653, he was posthumously given the rank of qinwang under the posthumous title Prince Zhuang of the First Rank.

Physical appearance

According to the account of Korean ambassadors, Šurhaci was a tall, fat man with a pale-looking square face.

Family

Primary Consort
  • First primary consort, of the Tunggiya clan
  • * Altungga, first son
  • Second primary consort, of the Hada Nara clan
  • * First daughter, personal name Eshitai
  • ** Married Bujantai of the Manchu Ula Nara clan in December 1598 or January 1599
  • Third primary consort, of the Fuca clan
  • * Second daughter, personal name E'enzhe
  • ** Married Bujantai of the Manchu Ula Nara clan in 1603
  • * Amin, Prince of the Third Rank, second son
  • * Third daughter
  • ** Married Namuxi of the Manchu Tunggiya clan
  • Fourth primary consort, of the Gūwalgiya clan
  • * Jasahatu, Duke of the Second Rank, third son
  • * Princess of the Second Rank, personal name Sundai, fourth daughter
  • ** Married Enggeder of the Khalkha Borjigit clan in March/April 1617
  • * Sixth daughter
  • ** Married Moluohun of the Manchu Nara clan in January/February 1614
  • * Turan, Prince Kexi of the Third Rank, fourth son
  • * Seventh daughter
  • ** Married Chuoheluo of the Manchu Wanyan clan in July 1609
  • * Jaisanggū, Prince Hehui of the Third Rank, fifth son
  • * Nuomudai, seventh son
  • * Eighth daughter
  • ** Married Badana of the Manchu Nara clan in August/September 1616
  • * Ninth daughter
  • * Tenth daughter
  • ** Married Babai of the Mongol Borjigit clan in August/September 1622
  • Fifth primary consort, of the Ula Nara clan, personal name Hunai
  • * Jirgalang, Prince Zhengxian of the First Rank, sixth son
  • Sixth primary consort, of the Nara clan
  • Seventh primary consort, of the Gūwalgiya clan
  • * Fiyanggū, Prince Jianjingding of the First Rank, eighth son
  • Eighth primary consort, of the Hoifa Nara clan
  • Ninth primary consort, of the Sirin Gioro clan
Concubine
  • Concubine, of the Donggo clan
  • * Fifth daughter
  • ** Married Gumubei of the Manchu Donggo clan in February/March 1606
  • Concubine, of the Ayan Gioro clan
  • * Naodai, ninth son
  • * 11th daughter
  • ** Married Kudena of the Manchu Lala clan in March/April 1623
  • * 12th daughter
  • ** Married Muwuna of the Manchu Nara clan in January/February 1623

    Ancestry